When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
lie in state — (of a corpse) to be laid out in a place of honour before being buried • • • Main Entry: ↑state * * * lie in state phrase if the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is put in a public place for people to go and look at Thesaurus:… … Useful english dictionary
lie in state — {v. phr.} Of a dead person: To lie in a place of honor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public before burial. * /When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie in state — {v. phr.} Of a dead person: To lie in a place of honor, usually in an open coffin, and be seen by the public before burial. * /When the president died, thousands of people saw his body lying in state./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lie in state — ► lie in state (of the corpse of a person of national importance) be laid in a public place of honour before burial. Main Entry: ↑lie … English terms dictionary
lie in state — after death a famous person lies in a state of honor (in an open coffin) so the public can see their body The President lay in state for three days after his death … Idioms and examples
lie in state — to place a person s body where it can be seen by the public. The President s body lay in state in the Capitol for three days and thousands walked by his coffin to pay their respects … New idioms dictionary
lie in state — if the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is put in a public place for people to go and look at … English dictionary
lie in state — idi (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial … From formal English to slang
lie — Ⅰ. lie [1] ► VERB (lying; past lay; past part. lain) 1) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. 2) be or remain in a specified state. 3) reside or be found. 4) … English terms dictionary
state — [stāt] n. [ME < OFr & L: OFr estat < L status, state, position, standing < pp. of stare, to STAND] 1. a set of circumstances or attributes characterizing a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition [a state of… … English World dictionary
