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lie withto have sex, sexual relations with someoneRate it:

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life is like a s*** sandwich the more bread you have the less s*** you eatThe main point is bread is slang for money so money makes your sandwich a little less repulsive and your life a little less well whateverRate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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lift someone's spiritsto cause someone to be cheerful or euphoric.Rate it:

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lift upTo lighten the mood of someone.Rate it:

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lighten someone's purseto take money from someone.Rate 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 father, like sonA son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.Rate it:

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like mother, like daughterA daughter will have traits similar to her mother upon reaching adulthood.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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lingua promptum esseto have a ready tongue.Rate 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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litteras scireto have received a liberal education.Rate it:

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litteris leviter imbutum or tinctum esseto have received a superficial education.Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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little pitchers have long earsAlternative form of little pitchers have big ears.Rate it:

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live beyond one's meansHave a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.Rate it:

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live it upTo have a wonderful life; to live fully and have fun.Rate it:

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live largeTo have a lavish or overly-extravagant lifestyle.Rate it:

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live on the edgeTo have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.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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loaded languagelanguage using words, set phrases or idioms that have strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definitions.Rate it:

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lock onhave a missile track a targetRate 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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locos y niños dicen la verdadChildren and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things.Rate it:

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

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long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:

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long forTo have a desire for; to yearn for; to crave for; to pine for; to hanker forRate 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 timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.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 at the winter trees, cold-hearted; cruel; apathetically ignorant.The 'winter trees' are my family, and they are exactly as I have described.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 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 upTo have a bright future.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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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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loose lips sink shipsCareless talk releasing sensitive information can have damaging consequencesRate it:

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