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lay aboutTo strike blows in all directions.Rate it:

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lay offTo place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.Rate it:

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lay overTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.Rate it:

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lay something at the feet ofTo assign responsibility for (something) to (someone).Rate it:

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Lay Your Cards on the TableTo be open in discussing plans and facts, to reveal something candidly to someoneRate it:

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le beurre et l'argent du beurreone's cake and eating it too; two mutually exclusive things, such that one can only choose one over anotherRate it:

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le navire a péri corps et biensThe ship went down with all hands on board.Rate it:

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le patron n'est pas commode (fam.)The master (boss) knows all our tricks, is not easily taken in, is very strict, is not an easy customer to deal with.Rate it:

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le plus fort est faitThe worst is over; The most difficult part is done.Rate it:

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le roi convoqua le ban et l'arrière-banThe king assembled all his dependants.Rate it:

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lead onto mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.Rate it:

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lead someone down the garden pathTo deceive, hoodwink.Rate it:

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Lead You by the NoseTo have a control over someone, to be in authorityRate it:

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Leave No Stone UnturnedMake all efforts to accomplish any task or somethingRate it:

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leave overTo allow a portion to remain unused or unconsumed.Rate it:

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leave overGive over; stop it!Rate it:

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leave someone high and dryTo abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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Leave Someone Holding the BagTo fully accuse someone for something when the accusation is equally shared and applied to somebody else as wellRate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the bagTo remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.Rate it:

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leave someone in the lurchTo abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.Rate 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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leave you into the dirtSomeone pushes you away, and forgets you.Rate it:

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left and rightAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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left fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.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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left, right and centerAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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lend an earTo listen to someone.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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les soldats de la garde étaient tous triés sur le voletThe soldiers of the Guard were all picked men.Rate it:

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les voleurs firent main basse sur tous mes effetsThe thieves laid hands on all my things.Rate it:

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let in onTo tell someone a secret.Rate 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 pastTo allow someone to pass one.Rate it:

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let slideTo let go, allow, release, pass over without action.Rate it:

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let someone down gentlyTo reject or refuse someone in a way that avoids causing hurt or disappointment.Rate it:

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let someone goTo dismiss someone from an employment position or a relationship.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo attack someone with great force.Rate it:

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let someone have itTo verbally assail someone.Rate it:

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let someone in onTo disclose information to someone; to tell somebody a secret or share privileged information.Rate it:

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let the cat out of the bagA figure of speech relative to someone revealing an important event or secret to the world thereby spoiling the entire thrust of a surprise.Rate it:

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let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

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let's be having youExpression to encourage someone to hurry up and move somewhere.Rate it:

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liber accurate, diligenter scriptusa carefully written book.Rate it:

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lick his bootsTo try too hard to please someone important.Rate it:

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lick into shapeTo exert considerable effort to change something or someone into a desired state.Rate it:

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lick someone's assTo flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinionRate it:

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