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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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lead up toTo set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.Rate it:

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leave offTo stop with a view to resuming at a later point.Rate it:

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leave offTo desist; to cease.Rate it:

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leave offTo omit.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsles jeux sont faits, the stakes are setRate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsIn roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.Rate it:

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les observations glissent sur lui comme sur une cuirasseBlame slips off him as water off a duck’s back.Rate it:

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let her ripTo set off or allow to begin.Rate it:

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let looseset freeRate it:

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let offTo forgive and not punish.Rate it:

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let offTo cause to explode.Rate it:

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let off the hookTo forgive without consequencesRate it:

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let the puppies breathetake your shoes off and let your feet (puppies) breatheRate it:

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level offto get to a stable level, to cease oscillatingRate it:

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liber inscribitur Laelius (Off. 2. 9. 30)the book is entitled "Laelius".Rate it:

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lick one's woundsHe's just off licking his wounds. He'll be back to try again.Rate it:

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lick the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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lie offTo remain at a safe distance fromRate it:

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lift offTo take offRate it:

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lighten upTo ease up; back off; slow down.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like water off a duck's backWithout immediate or lasting effects.Rate it:

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lip offTo speak rudely, harshly or belligerently.Rate it:

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Live High Off the HogTo live in luxurious way, having many expensive things, to be affluentRate it:

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live offto depend on financiallyRate it:

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LMFAOInitialism of laughing my fucking ass off.Rate it:

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loaded languagelanguage using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.Rate it:

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loaded wordAny word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.Rate it:

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log offTo depart from conversation; to say goodbye.Rate it:

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log offTo log out.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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louse aroundTo slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something.Rate it:

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love affair without bells and whistlesA love sincere, true not a false love for show, flaunt, meant to draw attention, love affair based on material things to impress others and/or show offRate it:

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luxuria diffluere (Off. 1. 30. 106)to be abandoned to a life of excess.Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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make awayTo depart, leave; to make off.Rate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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make matters worseTo worsen an already difficult situation or unfavourable set of circumstances, typically by acting rashly, foolishly, or incompetently.Rate it:

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make offTo run away; to exit.Rate it:

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make off withTo steal something and run.Rate it:

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mark offTo indicate as dealt with, as on a list.Rate it:

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mark offTo separate by or as with a boundary line.Rate it:

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mark outto set the boundaries of an areaRate it:

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marry offto force someone to get married, usually a relative.Rate it:

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mediocritatem tenere (Off. 1. 25. 89)to observe the golden mean.Rate it:

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