[fàng xià]

lay down the burden
放下包袱

put aside the work on hand
放下手頭的工作

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

lay down arms
放下武器

lay down a volume
放下書卷

He will not lay it down until it is finished.
他沒干完的事決不會放下不干。

She placed her sewing aside when the telephone rang.
電話鈴響了， 她放下了針線活。