lay up

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A female screwworm fly can lay 200 to 300 eggs at a time and may lay up to 3,000 eggs during her 10 to 30-day lifespan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

After his 320-yard tee shot wound up behind a patch of trees far down the left side of the fairway, he made the questionable decision not to lay up in front of the pond.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

“We had a yard up in Harlem on one hundred thirty- fifth Street where the trains would lay up over night,” Gunn said.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell