lay before

Put for consideration

To lay something before a person or group is to present it formally for their consideration or judgment.

The phrase typically appears in official or deliberate contexts: The committee will lay the proposal before the board next week.

She laid the evidence before the jury.

What gets laid before is usually a plan, proposal, report, or set of facts requiring a decision or response.

Related

put it to · present · explain · describe · tender · laid · clarify · spell out · articulate · outline · illustrate · express · convey · make known · display · provide · consider · unveil

Opposites
disclosure vs concealment

lay beforewithhold

Refuse to give

conceal · hide · keep from · suppress · cover up

formal presentation vs withdrawal

lay beforewithdraw

Remove or pull away

retract · pull back · take back · rescind · table

Family

lay, before, lays, laying, layer, layers, layered, layering, inlay

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