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lean intoTo accept something negative but unchangeable; to find a way to benefit from, or alleviate the harm of, risk, uncertainty and difficult situations.Rate it:

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leave it beTo allow something to follow its natural course.Rate 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 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 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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leck mich im Arschkiss my assRate it:

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left holding the bagBeing blamed for something.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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lemonizeTo damage something and then deny or be aloof from the damage.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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les jeux sont faitsThings have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.Rate it:

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

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let slideTo allow the condition of something to deteriorate due to negligence or apathy.Rate it:

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let something slipTo accidentally reveal a secret.Rate it:

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Let the Cat Out of the BagTo expose something, to disclose a secretRate 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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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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lick one's chopsTo anticipate something eagerly.Rate it:

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lick one's chopsTo look forward avidly to eating something.Rate it:

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lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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lick someone's assUsed other than as an idiom. to perform anilingus on someoneRate it:

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lick upTo consume something by first licking it from a surface.Rate it:

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lie before(especially of something honorific) to be situated in front ofRate it:

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light upTo bring light to something, to brighten.Rate it:

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like a moth to a flameIt’s an expression that indicates you’re drawn to something that will harm youRate it:

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like buzzards on a gut wagonTo get right on something. To do something promptly.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 Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelTo imply that something is very easy. Can be used sarcastically to mean the oppositeRate it:

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little did [they] know/realize/imagineThey weren't aware of something ahead of time; they didn't know some important information before making a decision/acting.Rate it:

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little oldEmphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).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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live a lieTo conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.Rate it:

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live downTo get used to something shameful.Rate it:

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living endThe most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events - whether favorable or unfavorableRate it:

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LMFAOInitialism of laughing my fucking ass off.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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lock upTo invest in something long term.Rate it:

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lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.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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look for a dog to kickTo seek someone or something to blame.Rate it:

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look forwardTo anticipate or expect; especially, to expect something to be pleasant.Rate it:

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look the other wayTo ignore something wrong. Similar to connive.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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