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lire du pouce (or, doigt)To skip in reading (i.e. to do more work with the thumb than the brain).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 oldUsed other than as an idiom: see little, old.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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little womanUsed other than as an idiom: see little, woman.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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liven upTo improve a person's mood by making them more energeticRate it:

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liven upTo become more happy, energetic or positiveRate it:

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loaded diceUsed other than as an idiom: see loaded, dice.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 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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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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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 tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values..Rate 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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longius aetate provectum esseto be more advanced in years.Rate it:

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look aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see look,‎ around.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 beyondTo see potential past obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.Rate it:

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look upTo have a bright future.Rate 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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lose the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate 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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luck outTo have run out of luck.Rate it:

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lunatics have taken over the asylumSaid of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.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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magic eyeUsed other than as an idiom: see magic, eye.Rate it:

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magistratus vitio creatimagistrates elected irregularly (i.e. either when the auspices have been unfavourable or when some formality has been neglected).Rate it:

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magna auctoritas alicuius est apud aliquemto have great influence with a person; to have considerable weight.Rate it:

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magna me spes tenet (with Acc. c. Inf.) (Tusc. 1. 41. 97)I have great hopes that...Rate it:

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magna sibi proponere or magna spectareto have a high object in view; to be ambitious.Rate it:

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magnam vim habere ad aliquidto have considerable influence on a question.Rate it:

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magnas pecunias ex aliqua re (e.g. ex metallis) facereto have a large income from a thing (e.g. from mines).Rate it:

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magnetic deviationUsed other than as an idiom: see magnetic, deviation.Rate it:

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magnum usum in aliqua re habereto have had great experience in a thing.Rate it:

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mail it inUsed other than as an idiom: see mail, it, in.Rate it:

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main dragUsed other than as an idiom: see main, drag.Rate it:

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main sequenceUsed other than as an idiom: see main, sequence.Rate it:

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mainland ChinaAlso used other than as an idiom: see mainland, China.Rate it:

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