abide by vs take it lying down

abide by

verb
  • To remain faithful to (something or someone); to adhere to (an idea or plan). 

  • To accept (a decision or law) and act in accordance with it; to conform to (a decision or law); to acquiesce to (a decision or law). 

take it lying down

How often have the words abide by and take it lying down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )