to lie in wait
01
(of something bad) to be about to happen to one
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idiom
Exempel
Hidden costs lie in wait for anyone who signs the contract without reading it.
02
to secretly wait for the right time to catch or attack an enemy or prey
idiom
Exempel
The gunmen were lying in wait when Mr Predit came out of the hotel.
