放下

放下 [fàng xià]

1. ■ lay down; put down:

放下包袱 lay down the burden;

放下手头的工作 put aside the work on hand;

放下架子 discard one's haughty airs; come off the high horse; drop pretentious airs;

放下武器 lay down arms;

放下书卷 lay down a volume;

他没干完的事决不会放下不干。 He will not lay it down until it is finished.

电话铃响了， 她放下了针线活。 She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.