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Definition of lay about you phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lay about you

phrasal verb
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lay about you/yourself (with something)
  1. (British English) to hit somebody/something without control or move your arms or legs violently in all directions
    • She laid about herself with her stick to keep the dogs off.
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