Even when I lay a long plan, it is never in the expectation that I will live to see it fulfilled.
But how upon the winds being laid, doth the ship cease to move?.
nonstandard or colloquial the lay of the land (rather than the standard the lie of the land).
He stood up and reached for his hat.
- Ayağa kalktı ve şapkasına uzandı.
She reached out to take his hat.
- Şapkasını almak için uzandı.