lie down and roll over

Example Sentences

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“They’re not going to lie down and roll over for us,” Gatland said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2023

She has trained the leopard to lie down and roll over so she can inspect it for potential problems.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2017

I’ve taught Pi to sit, lie down, and roll over.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

If nothing can be obtained in which to wrap up, lie down and roll over slowly at the same time beating out the fire with the hands.

From Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 by Boy Scouts of America

She made the dumbfounded man go out into the middle of the creek and lie down and roll over in the water, approaching him sniffing cautiously between immersions.

From Spacehounds of IPC by Smith, E. E. (Edward Elmer)