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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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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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locked in loveSomeone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life.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 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 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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look upTo obtain information about something from a text source.Rate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.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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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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loop inTo include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.Rate it:

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lord be jiffwhen something is irritating/upsettingRate it:

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Lord love youSaid to soften the negative impact of something that is said next.Rate it:

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Lord only knowsAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.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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Lose Your ShirtTo lose all one have, particularly moneyRate it:

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lose your wayTo lose one’s direction in life.Rate it:

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

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lower the boom onTo terminate or abolish something.Rate it:

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lucky starSomething that appears to give a person luckRate it:

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luere aliquid aliqua re (De Sen. 20)to atone for something by...Rate 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 as a cut snakeVery irate, crazy with rage.Rate it:

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mad as a cut snakeCrazy; eccentric.Rate it:

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magic asteriskan unspecified future budget cut, especially an imaginary cut.Rate it:

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magic upTo create something or cause something to come forth, by magic or by some other unexplained means.Rate it:

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magna est exspectatio ingenii tuiwe expect a great deal from a man of your calibre.Rate it:

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main thingYour special friendRate it:

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make a clean breastto be honest about something; to confessRate it:

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Make a Federal Case Out of SomethingTo give something more importance than it deservesRate it:

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make a go ofTo attempt to make a success of (something); especially, to attempt to make a living.Rate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.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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make a mountain out of a molehillTo treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.Rate it:

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Make a Mountain Out of a MolehillTo make something or some issues big then they actually areRate it:

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make a pointTo take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.Rate it:

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make a silk purse of a sow's earTo produce something refined, admirable, or valuable from something which is unrefined, unpleasant, or of little or no value.Rate it:

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Make a Silk Purse Out of a Sow's EarTo make something good out of something naturally badRate it:

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