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know someone from AdamTo know or recognise someone at all.Rate it:

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know someone in the biblical senseTo have sex with someone.Rate it:

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know what side of the bread your butter's onTo know who has the upper hand/power in a situation before you take on someone who can make your situation worseRate it:

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laisser faireLet someone do as they please.Rate it:

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lame brainA slow person; someone who is slow to understand a task.Rate it:

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lang may yer lum reekUsed to wish someone well.Rate it:

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last of the big spendersSomeone who doesn't spend much money.Rate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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laughing stockAn object of ridicule, someone who is publicly ridiculed; a butt of sport.Rate it:

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lay something at the feet ofTo assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).Rate it:

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Lay Your Cards on the TableTo be open in discussing plans and facts, to reveal something candidly to someoneRate it:

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le mieux est l'ennemi du bienLeave well alone.Rate it:

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

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

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lead with one's chinTo leave one's chin unprotected.Rate it:

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Lead You by the NoseTo have a control over someone, to be in authorityRate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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leave behindTo abandon.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo disregard or bypass as unimportant.Rate it:

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leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.Rate it:

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leave it at thatTo agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.Rate it:

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leave it beTo allow something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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leave me alonestop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my lifeRate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo search thoroughly for something, looking in every conceivable place.Rate it:

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Leave No Stone UnturnedMake all efforts to accomplish any task or somethingRate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo do a task very carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationHe stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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leave offTo omit.Rate it:

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leave offTo desist; to cease.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 outTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mentionRate it:

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leave overTo allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.Rate it:

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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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leave somebody high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave somebody holding the bagTo abandon somebody, leaving the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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leave somebody in the lurchTo abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.Rate it:

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Leave Someone Holding the BagTo fully accuse someone for something when the accusation is equally shared and applied to somebody else as wellRate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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leave someone in the lurchTo abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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leave someone out in the coldTo fail to provide someone with support; to neglect or ignore.Rate it:

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leave to one's own devicesTo leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneTo leave something alone; to avoid attempts to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficientRate it:

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leave well enough aloneIf things are fine, then leave the situation alone; don't do anything to disturb the current situation.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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