Definition of lay the lumber to

lay the lumber to

verb - transitive

• to abuse. it can mean good natured ribbing or out and out malice... an ice-hockey term from using one's stick to harass an opponent.

  We've been laying the lumber to Paul all week over that lousy haircut.

  Last edited on Feb 02 1999. Submitted by Michael C. from Old Bridge Township, USA on Feb 02 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'lay':
lay	Definitions include: relaxed and comfortable.
lay a cable	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay a loaf	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay a pipeline	Definitions include: to defecate a large amount.
lay cable	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay down the law	Definitions include: to enforce the rules.
lay hot snakes	Definitions include: to defecate.
lay into	Definitions include: to eat voraciously.
lay it on	Definitions include: to exaggerate.
lay it on the line	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
lay it on thick	Definitions include: to exaggerate.
lay it out	Definitions include: to reveal the truth.
lay low	Definitions include: to hide.
lay off	Definitions include: to stop consuming.
lay one	Definitions include: to flatulate.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'to':
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
9 to 5	Definitions include: See nine to five.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
add insult to injury	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
all your base are belong to us	Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
*ss-to-mouth	Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
back to (one's) roots	Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
balls to the wall	Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
beat all to hell	Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
beat to the punch	Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
be greek to	Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
be up to	Definitions include: to do.
bigger fish to fry	Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
blow to hell	Definitions include: to kill or destroy.
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