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lost twinStill birth of one of two twins leaving only 1 living twinRate it:

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love affair without bells and whistlesA love sincere, true not a false love for show, flaunt, meant to draw attention, love affair based on material things to impress others and/or show offRate it:

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love god and do what you like.A précis of St. Augustine's statement "Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved."Rate it:

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love gogglesblindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with.Rate it:

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love of one's lifeA soulmate; a one and only.Rate it:

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love triangleWhen two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.Rate it:

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Lower the BoomTo strictly punish; to restrict one to the rulesRate it:

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lower the boomTo use one's superior physical strength; clobber.Rate it:

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lowest point in my lifeTo experience extrene depression as a result of certain circumstances, loss of a lov'd one, financial or personal reverses, physical or emotional deprivation.Rate it:

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luck of the drawA selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.Rate it:

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lucky breakA stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.Rate it:

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luctum deponere (Phil. 14. 13. 34)to lay aside one's grief.Rate it:

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ludibrio esse alicuito serve as some one's butt.Rate it:

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lump in one's throatA feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.Rate it:

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lump itTo endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.Rate it:

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lump to one's throatA feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.Rate it:

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lump togetherTo put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.Rate it:

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mad moneyA sum of money kept in reserve or to insulate oneself financially in the event of the sudden breakdown of a relationship in which one is economically dependent.Rate it:

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made a killingThe former owner really cracked the whip on US, and we busted our bun fer him, workin' late and no overtime;Rate it:

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made for each otherWell suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.Rate it:

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made for each otherCompatible; interacting effectively; in a complementary relationship.Rate it:

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made in chinaCheaply manufactured in East Asia.Rate it:

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made in chinaOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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made in chinaManufactured in the People's Republic of China.Rate it:

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made in japanManufactured in Japan.Rate it:

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made in japanOf poor or low quality.Rate it:

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made in japanCheaply manufactured in East Asia.Rate it:

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made in the shadeIn a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.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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magna est admiratio alicuiussome one is the object of much admiration.Rate it:

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magna voce clamareto shout at the top of one's voice.Rate it:

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magnam sui famam relinquereto leave a great reputation behind one.Rate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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maiden voyageThe first journey made by a ship or spacecraftRate it:

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main manOne's closest male friend.Rate it:

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major inTo take as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education.Rate it:

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make a beelineA straight and direct course made by a bee returning to its hive.Rate it:

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make a livingTo earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.Rate it:

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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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make a moveTo initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest.Rate it:

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make a show of oneselfTo embarrass oneself or others in public.Rate it:

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make a virtue of necessityTo make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.Rate it:

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make an example ofHe made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.Rate it:

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make an exhibition of oneselfShe had far too much to drink and made an exhibition of herself by flirting with everyone.Rate it:

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make it rainto throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealthRate it:

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make it up as one goes alongTo improvise continuously.Rate it:

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make mincemeat out ofTo defeat one's opponent easily and completely during a fight, contest, or debate.Rate it:

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make one's bedTo make the bed in which one has slept.Rate it:

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make one's bedAlternative form of make one's bed and lie in it.Rate it:

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make one's bed and lie in itTo create a difficult situation whose unpleasant consequences one must now endure.Rate it:

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