lay\ their\ heads\ together

lay\ their\ heads\ together
• put their heads together
• lay their heads together
v. phr. informal
To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over.

They put their heads together and decided on a gift.

We laid our heads together and decided to have a picnic.


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  • lay their heads together — See: PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lay their heads together — See: PUT THEIR HEADS TOGETHER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put\ their\ heads\ together — • put their heads together • lay their heads together v. phr. informal To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over. They put their heads together and decided on a gift. We laid our heads together and decided to …   Словарь американских идиом

  • put their heads together — or[lay their heads together] {v. phr.}, {informal} To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over. * /They put their heads together and decided on a gift./ * /We laid our heads together and decided to have a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put their heads together — or[lay their heads together] {v. phr.}, {informal} To plan or consider things together; discuss something as a group; talk it over. * /They put their heads together and decided on a gift./ * /We laid our heads together and decided to have a… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To lay heads together — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To lay heads together — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heads or tails — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To lay asleep — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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