to lie before
[phrase form: lie]
01
ligga framför, existera i framtiden
to exist or occur in the future
Exempel
Despite the uncertainty of the future, there was a sense of optimism about what lay before them.
Trots framtidens osäkerhet fanns en känsla av optimism om vad som låg framför dem.
to lie before somebody
01
to surrender oneself to the mercy or control of another
Idiom
Exempel
The defeated warrior lay before the conqueror, begging for mercy.
