Lay down
Lay down verb - To put into effect through legislative or authoritative action.
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Both terms in one sentence
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An Omegas empathy and peace powers seem like a crappy power to have in a bunch of deadly werewolves—right up until you make a berserker-raging werewolf king lay down and play nice with them.
Source: Literature / Mercy Thompson - The timer stops after they lay down their play and the next player starts his clock.
Source: Film / Word Wars -
Our Zombies Are Different: The MythBusters had to lay down ground rules as to just what kind of zombies the extras were supposed to play: slow speed, no intelligence.
Source: Series / MythBusters
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