From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlay somebody lowlay somebody lowa) ILLif an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do their normal activities for a period of timebe laid low with something She’s been laid low with flu for a week.Grammar Lay low is usually passive in this meaning. b) literaryHIT to make someone fall down, or injure them seriously → lay
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lay somebody low• The infection laid her low for a month. 