Lay
Offer
Offer verb - To set before the mind for consideration.
Usage example: offered the idea of a vacation at a beach resort in the Caribbean
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He has this advise to offer to her love interest Diego (Rawley Valverede): "Diego, you lay a hand on that girl and I'll kill you personally." Parental Incest: Toyed with twice.
Source: Film / Made in America -
Harry's words lay out how hopeless the situation is and offer Voldemort a chance at salvation.
Source: Single-Stroke Battle -
In a more straightforward example of the trope, there's the time that Roy refuses female paladin Miko's offer to heal him with a "Lay On Hands" spell out of embarrassment, opting for his dwarf companion Durkon to heal him instead.
Source: Intimate Healing
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