One among them, Tom Iacino, used the phrase to describe a friend who was the laziest of all, particularly keen on the couch and the TV - "he had a penchant for laying back and 'viewing'," Iacino told Bon Appetit magazine.
Justice Stephen Breyer has a reputation for laying back and asking long, ponderous questions.
He's appropriate for pre-club turning up, for laid back nights or for crying and binge-eating after a break up.
The british boy band's highly anticipated 2012 MTV Video Music Awards performance this evening was, to quote most of Twitter, "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn ditched the suits they wore on the red carpet earlier in the evening for laid back (and uncharacteristically non-matching) looks on stage.
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He sings with a jazzman's feel for rhythmic play, laying back behind the beat, rushing ahead of it, bending, distending, and cutting short his raggedy notes.
He laughed at the change-of-pace and the slider, so most of the strong right-hand hitters were laying back for him, waiting for a fast ball down the middle".
You won't be punching in your destination and laying back for a nap; instead, these features are meant more to make your long highway commutes less painful.
It takes a pretty good horse to fend off half the field when they are laying back waiting for you and taking turns at you.
To be fair, the Speaker of the House is not a job for the laid back, or for those looking for job security, or those that refuse to bend limits, twist arms and apply vice-like political pressure.
They met for a drink, where Mr. Siddharth, who is known for being laid back, became further "bewitched," he said.
