idiom · informal
be laid up
/bi leɪd ʌp/be·LAID·up
speakingtask2
to be confined to bed or unable to work because of illness or injury
Examples
“She’s been laid up with a bad back for two weeks and can’t go to work.”
“After the accident he was laid up for months.”
“Being laid up stopped him from attending classes.”
Band 8 sentence
“He missed the entire term because he was laid up with a fracture.”
Collocations
- laid up with + illness/injury
- be laid up for weeks/months
Word family
be laid up idiom / passive constructionlaid up adjective (laị mô tả tình trạng)
Common mistakes
stay in bed→be laid up
rest→be laid up
Say it for a higher band
5stay in bed→6rest→7+be laid up
Synonyms
confined to bed
bedridden
Easily confused
bedridden
“After the stroke he was bedridden for several months.”
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