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leave outTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mentionRate 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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left me out thereConfused, lost; not understanding the situation.Rate it:

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Left Out in the ColdTo ask someone to get out of the room so that he may not listen something important, ignored and left outRate it:

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leges scribere, facere, condere, constituere (not dare)to make laws (of a legislator).Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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les hommes ne se mesurent pas à l'auneMen are not to be judged by their size.Rate it:

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les loups ne se mangent pas entre euxDog does not eat dog; There is honour among thieves. Rate it:

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les malheurs s'apprennent bien viteIll news flies fast (or, apace).Rate it:

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let alonenot to mentionRate it:

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let me seeUsed as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate.Rate it:

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let offTo forgive and not punish.Rate it:

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Let Sleeping Dogs LieNot to invite trouble, to be calm and avoid stirring any possible troubleRate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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lex dubia non obligat(law) A doubtful law is not binding.Rate it:

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liber perditusa lost book of which fragments (relliquiae, not fragmenta) remain.Rate it:

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libro continetur aliquidthe book contains something... (not continet aliquid).Rate it:

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libro scriptor complexus est aliquidthe book contains something... (not continet aliquid).Rate it:

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Life in the Fast LaneVery busy life, life is fast means life is very busyRate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherrieslife is going great; sometimes this phrase is said sarcastically and then it means life is not greatRate it:

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life is not all beer and skittlesNot everything about life is pleasurable.Rate it:

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life's not all skittles and beerSkittles and Beer refers to the carefree, indulgent bar life; skittles being a British pub game. Thus, life's not all skittles and beer means that not everything is about pleasure.Rate it:

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lightning fastExtremely fastRate it:

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lightning fastExtremely quicklyRate it:

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lightning-quickIncredibly fastRate it:

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lightning-quickIncredibly fast.Rate it:

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like a bump on a logDormant, static, not moving or responding; idly, listlessly, or uselesslyRate it:

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like it or lump itTo accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.Rate it:

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Like it or Lump itSomething that is certain to happen, whether one likes it or notRate it:

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like nobody's businessExtremely fast; crazy.Rate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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like speaking to a brick walla saying used of the difficulty of talking to someone who is not listeningRate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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like, whoa!Slow down; stop; you are going too fast.Rate it:

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listen sisterExclamatory remark made to a female, not necessarily a blood relative.Rate it:

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litterarum studium or tractatio (not occupatio)the study of belles-lettres; literary pursuits.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress.Rate it:

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live outTo not reside on the premises of one's employerRate it:

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live withTo regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.Rate it:

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loco or vestigio se non moverenot to stir from one's place.Rate it:

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locum Platonis afferre, proferre (not citare)to quote a passage of Plato.Rate it:

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long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:

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look the other wayDeliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature. For example, They're not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way .Rate it:

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look throughTo pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visibleRate it:

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loose endThe end of a rope that has not been fastened.Rate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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loose lipsGossip; particularly where information gets around that is not supposed to.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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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.Rate it:

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