lay up
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The damage is caused when the female starts laying her eggs: she will cut into the branches of small trees and shrubs to lay up to 600 eggs inside the bark.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
Female stink bugs can lay up to 400 eggs, which become adults a little more than a month after hatching.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 15, 2024
Female bedbugs can deposit one to five eggs a day and may lay up to 200 to 500 eggs in their lifetime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Taylor two-putted for birdie from 40 feet on the 321-yard 17th hole and saved par on No. 18 after having to lay up from a fairway bunker.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Round the other side of the conker tree, I looked at what lay up the bridle path.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
