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not take something lying down
idiom
to refuse to be treated badly by someone: 不逆来顺受，不受气
He can't treat you like that! Surely you're not going to take that lying down!他不能那样对待你！你当然不能受这个气！
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accepting & agreeing reluctantly
accede to something
acceptance
acquiescence
be resigned to somethingidiom
bend to something
bow down to someone
cave in
concede
crack
peace
philosophical
resignation
resigned
resignedly
resort to something
settle for something
shoulder
tolerate
trade something off
yield to something
not take something lying down | American Dictionary
not take something lying down
idiom
to complain about a situation rather than accepting it:
I can’t take that criticism lying down.
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