lay plans

phrase

: to make plans

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The European Union has been forced to lay plans to ration natural gas, a drastic step that will hurt families and businesses. Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 And that was just before Hila and Wana Limar, two Afghan sisters who emigrated with their family to Germany as young children, began to lay plans for a jewelry brand called Sevar. New York Times, 25 Aug. 2021 Now an investment capital guy, former mayor Henry Cisneros hopes his survey of 1,800 major projects across the nation will help the Biden administration lay plans for an infrastructure bill due in the spring. San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2021

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“Lay plans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lay%20plans. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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