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idiomlie in wait (for)1 to hide in a place and wait for someone so that you can attack them:The four masked men intended to lie in wait for Collins and shoot him.Harris is said to have lain in wait and stabbed Ms Linton with a kitchen knife.2 if something unpleasant or difficult lies in wait for you, it will happen to you:We recognize that many disappointments and pitfalls lie in wait for us in our research of UFOs.Shaw will need luck and determination to meet all the challenges lying in wait for him.
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