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take lying down
verb
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
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I won't take this insult lying down

Hypernyms:
digest, ↑endure, ↑stick out, ↑stomach, ↑bear, ↑stand, ↑tolerate, ↑support, ↑brook, ↑abide, ↑suffer, ↑put up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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phrasal
: to endure (as an injury, an affront) passively or submissively

Useful english dictionary. 2012.