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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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la viande est cuite à pointThe meat is done to a turn.Rate 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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later onGood-bye; see you later.Rate it:

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latine loqui (Brut. 45. 166)(1) to speak Latin, (2) to speak good Latin (also bene latine), (3) to express oneself clearly.Rate it:

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latine scribere (Opt. Gen. Or. 2. 4)to write good Latin.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 toTo turn towards the wind so that the boat stopsRate 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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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 You by the NoseTo have a control over someone, to be in authorityRate 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 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 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 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 you into the dirtSomeone pushes you away, and forgets you.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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left turnUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see left, turn.Rate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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lefty loosey, righty tightyA mnemonic used to recall the direction a spanner must turn to either tighten or loosen a bolt.Rate it:

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lend an earTo listen to someone.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate it:

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let pastTo allow someone to pass one.Rate it:

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let someone down gentlyTo reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.Rate it:

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let someone goTo dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo attack someone with great force.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo verbally assail someone.Rate it:

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let someone in onTo disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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let the good times rollTo have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed.Rate it:

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let the perfect be the enemy of the goodTo insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.Rate it:

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let's be having youExpression to encourage someone to hurry up and move somewhere.Rate it:

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LGTMInitialism of looks good to me.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.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 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 someone's ballsTo act in a subservient manner; to suck up to.Rate it:

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lick the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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