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knock-on effectThe continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.Rate it:

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know inside and outTo know {something or someone) very thoroughly.Rate it:

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know something inside and outTo know something very thoroughly.Rate it:

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know what i'm saying?Do you understand? "You are not going out tonight", said Dad; "Know What I'm saying?"Rate it:

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konk outAlternative form of conk outRate it:

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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'édition est épuiséeThe book is out of print.Rate it:

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la caque sent toujours le harengWhat is bred in the bone will never come out of the flesh.Rate it:

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la niaise! pleurer à chaudes larmes pour une vétilleThe silly girl! to cry her eyes out for a trifle.Rate it:

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la nuit porte conseilTime will show a plan; Sleep upon it; Seek advice of your pillow.Rate it:

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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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lab ratA student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a sudden blow.Rate it:

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last minutePoint in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.Rate it:

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last outTo survive or endureRate it:

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laugh out of courtTo dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously.Rate it:

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Laugh Out of the Other Side of Your MouthTo made to feel sad after some happiness and excitementRate it:

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laundry-shareAn arrangement in which owners of usually privately owned washers and dryers who wish to do others’ laundry and community users who choose to have their laundry done nearby, any time of the day, no matter where they are, use a network (such as one accessed through an app or a website) to coordinate the pickup and drop off soiled and cleaned garments, for which the user or soiled garment owner pays the washer (laundry doer) to clean for them.Rate it:

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lay asideTo put out of consideration.Rate it:

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lay it outTo explain thoroughly; to discuss both sides completely.Rate it:

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lay lowTo knock out; to cause to fall.Rate it:

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lay offFrom employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume, often with a severance package.Rate it:

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lay outTo arrange in a certain way.Rate it:

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lay outexpend moneyRate it:

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lay upTo take out of active service.Rate it:

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lay upTo go out of active service.Rate it:

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le cheval courait ventre à terreThe horse was running as hard as he could tear.Rate it:

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le livre vient de paraîtreThe book is just out, just published.Rate it:

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le roi jean a crevé les yeux à arthurKing John caused Arthur’s eyes to be put out.Rate it:

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le scélérat se brûla la cervelleThe scoundrel blew his brains out.Rate it:

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le temps perdu ne se répare (or, rattrape) pasTime wasted is gone indeed.Rate it:

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le terme vaut l'argentTime is money.Rate it:

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le vin entre, la raison sortWhen ale is in, wit is out.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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lead timeThe amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.Rate it:

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lead up toTo precede in time.Rate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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leak outTo come out of, because of a leakRate it:

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leak outto be revealed (especially, of information intended to be kept secret)Rate it:

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leave it at thatTo agree that there has been enough discussion, study, etc. and that it is time to stop.Rate it:

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leave outTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mentionRate 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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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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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let it all hang out!An expression of caring less. Withdrawing usual restraints relative to self control.Rate it:

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let it all hang-out!Withhold nothing, spit out all of the unsavory details!Rate it:

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let outTo release.Rate it:

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