lay about
Verb
Meaning
To strike blows in all directions.
To set about, with infinitive or gerund.
lay about
simple past of lie about
Synonyms
Examples
In a maggot factory setting, female flies lay about 500 eggs on a hatch medium -- sometimes corrugated cardboard -- near the food source for their infant grubs.
He discovered that the spring Ain EI Qattara lay about convert below sea level.
In one year, a female hawk will lay about five eggs.
The islet of Akaiami was used as a resting stop for passengers, who often lay about until the aircraft was refuelled for two hours.
Several zombie corpses lay about, too.