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la pièce n'est que quelconqueThe piece (i.e. the play) is quite an ordinary one.Rate it:

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lacerare bona sua (Verr. 3. 70. 164)to squander all one's property.Rate it:

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lâcher priseTo let go one’s hold.Rate it:

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lacrimas tenere non posseto be hardly able to restrain one's tears.Rate it:

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lacrimis obortiswith tears in one's eyes.Rate it:

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laid one onGot drunk.Rate it:

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laisser voir le bout de l'oreilleTo show one’s ignorance (or, true character); To show what one is driving at; To show the cloven hoof.Rate it:

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land a windfallTo win a valuable prize, become an heir to a cash legacy, experience a valuable one of a kind item dropped in your lap.Rate it:

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land of plentyA utopia that provides for all one's needsRate it:

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land on one's feetTo be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.Rate it:

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land poorIn a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.Rate it:

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landing stripA cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.Rate it:

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landing stripA runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.Rate it:

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lap of luxuryA position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.Rate it:

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lapsed academicA person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.Rate it:

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last burst of fireA state of exertion where one gives one's all; expending all of one's remaining energy in a final effort to achieve one's goal.Rate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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laugh in one's sleeveTo laugh secretly or to oneself.Rate it:

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laugh one's head offTo laugh uproariouslyRate it:

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laugh up one's sleeveTo laugh secretly or to oneself.Rate it:

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laundry listHence, a long list of items, especially an exhaustive one.Rate 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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lawyer upTo exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.Rate it:

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lay an eggThe act or performance which is substandard in one's capability. An act or performance which is substandard or below the typical level of one's usual production or output: An act, production or presentation of a noxious, negative, repulsive, boorish nature:Rate it:

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lay backTo lie down on one's back; to lie back.Rate it:

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lay downTo sacrifice, especially in the phrase "to lay down one's life.".Rate it:

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lay it on the lineTo state something, for example an ultimatum, strongly and clearly.Rate it:

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lay oddsTo offer a bet in which one stands more to lose than the opponent; or a bet in some other way favourable to the opponent.Rate it:

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lay on the lineTo state strongly, clearly, and accurately.Rate it:

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lay on the lineTo risk.Rate it:

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lay to restTo bury one who has died.Rate 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 bien mal acquis ne profite jamaisIll-gotten gains benefit no one; Cheats never prosper; Ill got, ill spent.Rate it:

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le fort portant le faibleOne thing with another; On an average.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 the lineTo play as centre forward.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo leave one's chin unprotected.Rate it:

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lead with one's chinTo behave without caution; to make oneself vulnerable.Rate it:

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leading lightAn acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary.Rate it:

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lean and meanEfficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective.Rate it:

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lean inTo shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.Rate it:

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lean inTo proactively take charge of a situation; to be bold in exerting one's will in a situation.Rate it:

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leap to mindTo appear in one's thoughts.Rate it:

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leave a sour taste in one's mouthTo give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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leave homeTo stop living with one's parents.Rate it:

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leave to one's own devicesTo leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.Rate it:

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lecto tenerito be confined to one's bed.Rate it:

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legend in one's own lifetimeOne who achieves great fame while alive.Rate it:

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legend in one's own lunchtimeOne whose fame is insignificant or fleeting.Rate it:

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