take lying down

他動詞

(transitive) To endure without complaint or protest.

日本語の意味

抗議せずに耐え忍び、受け入れること / 異議を唱えずに事態を承認すること

She refused to take lying down the harsh criticism from her colleagues.

彼女は同僚からの厳しい批判を黙って受け入れることを拒んだ。

意味（1）

(transitive) To endure without complaint or protest.

I don't know what they expect, but I am certainly not going to take this lying down.

takes lying down

（ present singular third-person ）

taking lying down

（ participle present ）

took lying down

（ past ）

taken lying down

（ participle past ）