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to lie in wait
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(of something bad) to be about to happen to one
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Hidden costs lie in wait for anyone who signs the contract without reading it.
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to secretly wait for the right time to catch or attack an enemy or prey
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The lion lay in wait near the waterhole until the antelope came closer.
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