Associate
Lay
Lay verb - To explain (something) as being the result of something else.
Usage example: an electrical fire that was laid to faulty wiring
Common collocations
| eyes | associate eyes | lay eyes |
Both words in one sentence
- He does lay the law down a few times, one example being when Ash got drunk and even told off a rather vicious associate of the brothers when it seemed he could be dangerous to the teens.
Source: Hands-Off Parenting
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