đặt lưng

Thân thiện

Sau một ngày dài leo núi, anh ấy tìm một tảng đá phẳng để đặt lưng nghỉ ngơi.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To lie down (to rest or sleep): "đặt lưng" is an idiomatic expression meaning to lie down, typically with the intention of resting or going to sleep. It emphasizes the action of placing one's back onto a surface like a bed or mat.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Anh ấy vừa đặt lưng xuống giường thì điện thoại reo. (He had just lain down on the bed when the phone rang.)
  • Tôi mệt quá, chỉ muốn về nhà và đặt lưng. (I'm so tired, I just want to go home and lie down.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase is often used to convey a sense of finally being able to rest after a long period of activity or hardship.
  • Cả ngày làm việc vất vả, tối về chỉ kịp đặt lưng là ngủ luôn. (After a hard day's work, I only have time to lie down at night before falling asleep immediately.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nằm xuống: To lie down. (A more direct and common synonym.)
• Đi ngủ: To go to sleep. (Focuses on the act of sleeping rather than the physical position.)
• Nghỉ ngơi: To rest. (A broader term for resting, not necessarily lying down.)

Synonyms

• Nằm: To lie (down).
• Tựa lưng: To lean one's back (against something). (Implies a seated or reclining position, not fully lying down.)

Related Idioms

• Chưa kịp đặt lưng: Hardly had time to lie down. Used to emphasize being busy or interrupted immediately when trying to rest.
  • Về đến nhà chưa kịp đặt lưng đã có khách. (I got home and hardly had time to lie down before guests arrived.)

Học thuật

1. cũng nói đặt mình Lie down
   • Mới đặt lưng, gà đã gáy
     Hardly had he lain down when the cook crowed