Для кого-то это пустяки, мне же пришло время поставить жирную точку и НИКОГДА больше не путаться...
for beautiful speach:
lay smth at smb's door - to say that someone is responsible for smth bad that has happened
lay the blame/responsibility (for smth) on smb - almost the same as previous, just negative stuff is not obligatory
lay charges (or bring charges) - BrE to officially accuse smb of a crime
lay claim to smth - to state that smth belongs to you
lay smth bare - to make smth known that has been hidden or secret
would lay money/odds/a bet on smth - to be very confident that smth will happen
lay smb to rest - to bury smb's body in a ceremony after they have died
not lay a finger on smb - to not hit or harm someone in any way
get laid - to have sex NEVER USE IT, very impolite and emberrassing!
phrasal verbs with lay:
lay aside or lay by - to keep or save smth, especially money, so that you can use it in the future
lay before - to offer smth tosomeone to study, discuss, approve etc
lay down - to put smth down to show you are finished with it, for e a weapon or a tool
lay into smb - informal to attack someone physically or criticize them angrily
lay off - to end someone's employment, especially temporaritly, because there is not enough work for them
lay on - BrE to provide smth such as food, service etc especially without charging for it
lay it on a bit thick - informal to make smth such as your admiratio for someone or their achievements eem greater or more important than it really is in order to impress someone
lay out - many very interesting meanings, look it separately
Lie - Lay - Lain → SVP (Subject + Verb + Preposition in/on etc)
for beautiful speach:
let it/things lie - to not do or say anth because you might mkake a difficult situation worse
lie ahead/before/in store - if smth lies ahead, it going to happen to you in the future
lie at the heart of smth - to be the most important part of smth
lie at the root of smth - to be the cause of smth
lie heavy on smb - formal to make you feel unhappy (Feelings of guilt lay heavy on him)
lie in state - if the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is put in a public place for people to go and look at (Ленин рулит)
lie in wait for smb - to hide s that you can attack someone when they pass you or if smth unpleasant is lying in wait for you, it is going to hapen to you
lie low - to hide or try to avoid attracting attention to yourself, because someone is trying to find you
phrasal verbs with lie
lie in - BrE to stay in bed in the morning for longer than usually
lie behind smth - to be the real reason for a decision or action
Lie - Lied - Lied
использовать to tell a lie or tell lies or tell smb a lie и не париться
lie through your teeth - say smth completely false
P.S. источник - Macmillan English-English dictionary for advanced users + Oxford phrasal verbs (выборка по принципу, что мне нравится)