Lay
To set
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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As the man lay dying he asks Alatriste if he did sleep with his wife which he answers that no it was just to set him up for a riposte.
Source: Cuckold - Higherrrr, and higherrrr, and higherrrr, until the valley lay very small below us, and the mists of the evening began to come down, and the sun to set.
Source: Theatre / Beyond the Fringe -
They lay all the evidence before me, and I am generally able, by the help of my knowledge of the history of crime, to set them straight.'
Source: Private Detective
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