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lighten upTo become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.Rate it:

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lighter than airReference; Aircraft which maintain 'lift' because of 'gasses', 'hot vapors', 'heated air'; e.g. Blimps, Dirigibles, 'Hot-Air' Balloons: Able to lift objects, beings with weight greater than the Aircraft itself:Rate it:

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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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limber upto stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exerciseRate it:

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lingua graeca latinā locupletior (copiosior, uberior) estthe Greek language is a richer one than the Latin.Rate it:

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lire du pouce (or, doigt)To skip in reading (i.e. to do more work with the thumb than the brain).Rate it:

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little oldUsed other than as an idiom: see little, old.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little womanUsed other than as an idiom: see little, woman.Rate it:

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liven upTo improve a person's mood by making them more energeticRate it:

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liven upTo become more happy, energetic or positiveRate it:

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loaded diceUsed other than as an idiom: see loaded, dice.Rate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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long tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values..Rate it:

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longius aetate provectum esseto be more advanced in years.Rate it:

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look aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see look,‎ around.Rate it:

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look beyondTo see potential past obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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magic eyeUsed other than as an idiom: see magic, eye.Rate it:

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magnetic deviationUsed other than as an idiom: see magnetic, deviation.Rate it:

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mail it inUsed other than as an idiom: see mail, it, in.Rate it:

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main dragUsed other than as an idiom: see main, drag.Rate it:

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main sequenceUsed other than as an idiom: see main, sequence.Rate it:

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mainland ChinaAlso used other than as an idiom: see mainland, China.Rate it:

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make a better door than a windowTo obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.Rate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.Rate it:

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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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make heavy weather ofTo overcomplicate things, to make things appear worst than they are.Rate it:

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make it rainUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see make,‎ it,‎ rain.Rate it:

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make no mistakeUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see make,‎ no,‎ mistake.Rate it:

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make timeTo travel at faster than usual speed.Rate it:

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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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male-to-femaleUsed other than as an idiom: see female, to, male.Rate it:

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man-of-warUsed other than as an idiom: see man, of, war. (A military man.)Rate it:

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March to the Beat of a Different DrummerDo the things in your own way, don’t consider other people, to believe in different way, different attitude than other personsRate it:

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market dayUsed other than as an idiom: see market, day.Rate it:

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married sectorAny of two or more flight sectors in an itinerary that can not be rebooked or changed separately from the other sectors, due to fare rules or market restrictions.Rate it:

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married sectorUsed other than as an idiom. the portion of the population that is married.Rate it:

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marsh grassUsed other than as an idiom: see marsh, grass.Rate it:

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más vale tarde que nuncabetter late than neverRate it:

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mass destructionUsed other than as an idiom: see mass, destruction.Rate it:

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match dayUsed other than as an idiom: The day of a match.Rate it:

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matter of factA more factual correction.Rate it:

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max outTo reach a maximum or a point at which no more growth or improvement is possible.Rate it:

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may as wellUsed to reluctantly express that there is no better alternative to do than do a certain actionRate it:

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meet withUsed other than as an idiom: see meet, with.Rate it:

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