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Lie in wait
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To be hiding, waiting to ambush or attack someone, or simply to accost them unexpectedly.
Synonyms
ambush
waylay
ambuscade
lurk
bushwhack
scupper
lay for
insidiate
forlay
watch one's back
camp out
wait around
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