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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(UK) A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up..
Since I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.
‘But the only thing I need now is a taxi and a bed to lie in.’ ‘Yeah, go on home, Frankie. Sleep it off, have a lie-in, forget the bloody woman. […]’
Use lie-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lie-in means (UK) A period spent lying in bed for longer than usual after one has woken up..
Common synonyms include die-in.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Since I didn't have to go to work, I decided to have a lie-in.
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