lay aside
[verb]
Synonyms: discard, cast, chuck, ditch, jettison, reject, scrap, shed, slough, throw away, save, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, spare

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lay something ↔ aside phrasal verb (see also lay)

1. to stop using something and put it down, especially so you can do something else Synonym : put aside:
Richard had laid aside his book to watch what was happening.

2. to stop behaving in a particular way, or stop having particular feelings, especially so you can achieve something Synonym : put aside:
On the day of the wedding, all arguments between the families were laid aside.
As a doctor, you often need to lay aside your personal feelings.

3. (also lay something ↔ by) to keep something, especially money, so you can use it in the future Synonym : put by:
She’d laid aside a few pounds each week from her wages.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lay aside
lay aside (something)
to ignore something or decide that it is not important.
Our neighbors laid aside their personal safety to help us save our animals from the fire.

Related vocabulary: set aside something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

lay aside something
lay aside (something)
to ignore something or decide that it is not important.
Our neighbors laid aside their personal safety to help us save our animals from the fire.

Related vocabulary: set aside something

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

lay aside
v. phr.
1. To put off until another time; interrupt an activity.
The president laid aside politics to turn to foreign affairs.
2. To save.
They tried to lay aside a little money each week for their vacation.

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