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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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lighten someone's purseto take money from someone.Rate it:

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like a bull at a gatecharging into some task without much thought, taking action hastilyRate it:

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like a deer caught in the headlightsReferring to someone who looks or acts startled like a deer in the road as a car approaches at night.Rate 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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line upTo get into a lineRate it:

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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.Rate it:

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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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liquor upTo cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.Rate it:

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live oneSomeone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.Rate it:

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live oneSomeone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.Rate it:

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lock hornsTo come into conflict.Rate it:

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lock upTo imprison or incarcerate someone.Rate it:

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locked in loveSomeone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life.Rate it:

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lone wolfAn independent person; someone who has an 'independent' streak.Rate it:

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long forTo miss someoneRate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:

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long ways, long liesSomeone who comes back from a far-off country can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.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 daggersTo stare sharply at someone to indicate disapproval without actually speaking.Rate it:

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Look Down Your Nose at SomeoneTo look down upon people, to treat people inferior or lowRate it:

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look for a dog to kickTo seek someone or something to blame.Rate it:

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look intoTo investigate, explore, or consider.Rate it:

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look intoInvestigationRate it:

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look on asTo treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular 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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look toTo seek inspiration or advice from someone.Rate it:

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look what the cat's dragged inUsed as an ironic acknowledgement of someone's arrival, especially to imply that they are unwelcome or disagreeable in some way.Rate it:

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look who's talkingused when someone receives criticism for something by someone else who is guilty of the same thingRate it:

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looney tunesan expression used to call someone crazy or insaneRate it:

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loosen the apron stringsTo allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone)Rate it:

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lose oneself into be deeply occupied, focused or absorbed in someone or somethingRate it:

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lose touchTo cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.Rate it:

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lotus eatingDreaming of things that can never be put into practiceRate it:

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louse aroundTo slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something.Rate it:

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louse upMess up; confuse; put into a state of disorder.Rate it:

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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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love triangleWhen two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.Rate it:

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lower the boom onTo punish someone.Rate it:

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luck intoto find by chance, to chance uponRate it:

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lucky devilsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate it:

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lucky dipA game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.Rate it:

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lucky dogsomeone with astounding good luck.Rate it:

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lunch ladysomeone who feeds people foodRate it:

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lying through your teethA repulsive, indictment and accusation as to someone's statements or assertions. It smacks of a strong objection to the veracity of verbiage of another. Usage will enhance degradation and destroy any amicability.Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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made of sterner stuffstrong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).Rate it:

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make a better door than a windowTo obstruct someone's view, especially as a result of thoughtlessness.Rate it:

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make a monkey out ofTo cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..Rate it:

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