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l'arbre ne tombe pas au premier coupEverything requires time and exertion; Rome was not built in a day.Rate it:

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l'habit ne fait pas le moineThe cowl does not make the friar; The coat does not make the gentleman.Rate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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l'homme qu'il fautThe very man (for a post).Rate it:

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la beauté ne se mange pas en saladeBeauty does not fill the larder; Prettiness makes no pottage.Rate it:

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la belle affaire!Is that all? (i.e. it is not so difficult or important as you seem to think).Rate it:

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la belle cage ne nourrit pas l'oiseauFine clothes do not fill the stomach.Rate it:

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la clef dont on se sert est toujours claireOne does not get rusty in what one does every day.Rate it:

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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:

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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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lady killeran individual who is very charming, attractive, and/or has an unusual level of success with womenRate it:

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laisser faireTo not intervene.Rate it:

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laisser faireNot to react to things done to oneself.Rate it:

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laissez couler l'eauDo not be anxious about what cannot be helped; Don’t cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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laissez-le faireDo not interfere with him.Rate it:

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land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:

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lands preservedstatement placed on signs or in newspaper ads, advising that hunting or shooting is not permitted on the property.Rate it:

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larger than lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:

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larger-than-lifeVery imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.Rate it:

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lash togetherTo connect with rope or twine, especially items that are not usually assembled together.Rate it:

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last but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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

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lay down the lawTo authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelleThe game is not worth the candle; It is not worth while.Rate it:

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le patron n'est pas commode (fam.)The master (boss) knows all our tricks, is not easily taken in, is very strict, is not an easy customer to deal with.Rate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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le roi n'est pas son cousinHe is very haughty (so that he would not acknowledge the king as his cousin).Rate it:

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le vert jure avec le jauneGreen does not match with yellow; Green clashes with yellow.Rate it:

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lead outA race tactic, used to set up a rider for a sprint finish, in which one rider on a team will ride at a very high rate of speed with a teammate following directly behind in his slipstream thus enabling the following rider to gain speed without expending as much energy as he normally would. See drafting.Rate it:

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least said, soonest mendedHurt feelings are most quickly healed by not discussing the event giving rise to the hurt.Rate 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 imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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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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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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level bestThe very best that one can do.Rate 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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