I think of long, sweet afternoons, when I may lie and listen to the distant sea, Or hear the breezes in the reeds that sigh, Or insect voices chirping shrill and dry, In fields that wait for me.
Dorothy was shocked to see that the cow had broken her leg off, and that the pail was lying in several small pieces, while the poor milkmaid had a nick in her left elbow.
Tired of having no work-life balance, many young people in China have adopted the workplace philosophies of 'lying flat' or 'let it rot' (aka doing the bare minimum at work).