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know like the back of one's handTo be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.Rate it:

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knuckle downTo get to work; to focus on a task.Rate it:

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l'appétit vient en mangeantOne leg of mutton helps down another; The more one has the more one wants; Begin to eat, you’ll soon be hungry.Rate it:

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l'eau va toujours au moulinProperty always goes to those who have some already; Money makes money; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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lash downTo secure with ropes; to tie downRate it:

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lash downTo rain heavily.Rate it:

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laugh downTo cause to be given up on account of ridicule.Rate it:

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laugh downTo cause to cease or desist by laughter.Rate it:

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laugh like a drainTo laugh with a loud, coarse soundRate it:

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laugh like a hyenaTo laugh hystericallyRate it:

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lay backTo lie down on one's back; to lie back.Rate it:

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lay downTo specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate .Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay downTo stock, store for the future. See also lay by.Rate it:

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lay downTo lie down; to place oneself in a reclined or horizontal position, on a bed or similar, for the purpose of resting.Rate it:

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lay downTo give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo present the law that applies to a given case.Rate it:

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lay down the lawTo promulgate law.Rate it:

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lay down the markerTo set the standard.Rate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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le style c'est l'hommeStyle is the man himself; Like author, like book.Rate it:

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le temps est à la pluieIt looks like rain.Rate it:

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leadA roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.Rate it:

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leadI would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.Rate it:

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leadBullets.Rate it:

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leadA thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.Rate it:

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leadTo estimate velocity in knots.Rate it:

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leadUsed in pencils.Rate it:

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leadVertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.Rate it:

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leadSheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.Rate it:

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lead a charmed lifeTo always be lucky and safe from danger.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo influence to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegallyRate it:

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lead astrayTo misguide or misdirect.Rate it:

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lead astrayTo cause to believe an untruth.Rate it:

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lead by the noseTo cause to follow blindly.Rate it:

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lead down a garden pathTo mislead; to seduce.Rate it:

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lead inAlternative form of lead-inRate it:

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lead nowhereTo have no purpose, to result in nothing.Rate it:

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lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

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lead offThe first batter of an inning.Rate it:

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lead offThe first batter in the batting order.Rate it:

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lead onto encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.Rate it:

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lead onto mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.Rate it:

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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 someone down the garden pathTo deceive, hoodwink.Rate it:

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lead the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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lead timeThe amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.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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lead up toTo follow or mark a path toward.Rate it:

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