lie on/upon

phrasal verb

lay on/upon; lain on/upon; lying on/upon; lies on/upon

: to affect (someone) in a specified way

Sorrow lay heavily on him.

Guilt lies on his conscience.

She keeps herself healthy so her years lie lightly upon her.

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This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite perfectly circular, and all lie on slightly different planes. —

Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 The days were long, and Parker would sometimes come home and just lie on the floor. —

Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Boxes lie on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday at Amazon’s fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., December 2, 2024. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024 Close to half of Great Lakes shipwrecks fell victim in fall storms Experts estimate that more than 6,000 ships lie on the bottom of the Great Lakes. —

Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lie on/upon