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l'esprit de l'escalierThe experience of thinking of a devastating rejoinder only after leaving the scene of the debate.Rate it:
l'istesso tempoDirects that the following movement should be played at the same tempo as the lastRate it:
L-bombThe word love, or an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship.Rate it:
L-bomban expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationshipRate it:
la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe final thing that is too much and forces a reaction; the straw that broke the camel's back.Rate it:
la goutte d'eau qui fait d%c3%a9border le vaseThe drop of water that makes the vase overflow.Rate it:
lab ratA person or group used as the subject of an experiment or test, especially unwillingly or unwittingly.Rate it:
lab ratA student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.Rate it:
labor of loveA task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.Rate it:
labour of loveUK spelling of labor of love.Rate it:
Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:
labrador floaterfishing schoonerRate it:
lace intoTo vigorously attack, either physically or verbally.Rate it:
lace intoTo consume with gusto.Rate it:
lace upTo fasten the laces of something.Rate it:
laced-upFastened with a lace.Rate it:
laced-upFixed in the sprockets of the projector.Rate it:
laced-upRestrained; uptight.Rate it:
laced-upReady for a fight.Rate it:
ladies and gentlemenUsed to address an audience.Rate it:
ladies firstA phrase encouraging polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men.Rate it:
ladies manAlternative spelling of lady's man.Rate it:
ladies' loungeUsed other than as an idiom: see lady, lounge.Rate it:
ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:
ladies' manAlternative spelling of lady's man.Rate it:
lady abbessA bawd, the mistress of a brothel.Rate it:
lady gardenA woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.Rate it:
lady in redclassy dressed ladyRate it:
lady killeran individual who is very charming, attractive, and/or has an unusual level of success with womenRate it:
lady of the nightProstitute.Rate it:
lady or tigerA pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.Rate it:
lady's manA man who attracts women and enjoys their company.Rate it:
lady's manA womanizer.Rate it:
lager loutsdrunken hooligansRate it:
LAGNAFAcronym of let's all get naked and fuck.Rate it:
laid one onGot drunk.Rate it:
lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:
Lame DuckAbout to retire, in the last days of his or her jobRate it:
lame jokeAn attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.Rate it:
land a windfallTo win a valuable prize, become an heir to a cash legacy, experience a valuable one of a kind item dropped in your lap.Rate it:
land of opportunityA nickname for the United States.Rate it:
land of plentyA utopia that provides for all one's needsRate it:
land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:
land poorIn a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.Rate it:
land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:
landing gearaircraft's undercarriageRate it:
landing stripA runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.Rate it:
landing stripA cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.Rate it:
lands preservedstatement placed on signs or in newspaper ads, advising that hunting or shooting is not permitted on the property.Rate it:
lang may yer lum reekUsed to wish someone well.Rate it:

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