The new code of conduct lays down the ground rules for management-union relations.
新的管理章程为劳资关系确定了基本的原则.
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
【谚】杀鸡取蛋,愚蠢荒唐。
A constitution lays down the manner and means by which a state is governed.
宪法规定治理国家的方式方法。