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live by the sword, die by the swordOne who uses violence can expect a violent response. It is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.(figuratively) One can expect dire outcomes from any vice; used to convey poetic justice.Rate it:

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Live High Off the HogTo live in luxurious way, having many expensive things, to be affluentRate it:

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live inTo reside on the premises of one's employerRate it:

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live on the edgeTo be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, which threatens one's well-being or life, and which causes distress.Rate it:

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live oneA person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.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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live outTo not reside on the premises of one's employerRate it:

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live outto pass time or to pass the remainder of one's life, especially in a particular place or situationRate it:

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live paycheck to paycheckTo spend all that one earns without saving anything.Rate it:

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live the dreamTo experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.Rate it:

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living deathA condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.Rate it:

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living high on the hogLiving richly, often above one's meansRate it:

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LMKInitialism of let me know.Rate it:

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loaf aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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loco excedereto abandon one's position.Rate it:

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loco or vestigio se non moverenot to stir from one's place.Rate it:

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lone gunmanAn individual person who acts on his or her own initiative, without partners, especially one who has sole responsibility for doing something questionable, confidential, or iniquitous.Rate it:

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longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)to go a long way back (in narrative).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 aroundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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look aroundTo search a place.Rate it:

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look aroundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpenceTo look annoyed or displeased.Rate it:

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look down one's noseTo regard as inferior or distasteful; to hold in contempt.Rate it:

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look down one's shirtTo look at a girl's breasts.Rate it:

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look offTo mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.Rate it:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.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 out for number oneTo act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.Rate it:

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look roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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look the other wayTo ignore something wrong. Similar to connive.Rate it:

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look the other wayDeliberately overlook something, especially something of an illicit nature. For example, They're not really entitled to a discount but the sales manager decided to look the other way .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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looking like a wrecka self-realization of one's negative appearance because of unfortunate or unintentional circumstances.Rate it:

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loose changeCoins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag.Rate it:

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loose lipsGossip; particularly where information gets around that is not supposed to.Rate it:

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lord it overTo behave as if one is in control of; to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to.Rate it:

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lose itTo be explosively angry; to lose one's temper.Rate it:

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lose one's coolTo become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.Rate it:

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lose one's headTo go crazy.Rate it:

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lose one's head if it wasn't attachedprone to mislaying things.Rate it:

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lose one's marblesTo go crazy.Rate it:

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lose one's mindTo become mad, insane.Rate it:

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lose one's shirtTo lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.Rate it:

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lose one's shitTo lose one's temper.Rate it:

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lose one's temperTo be explosively angry. To get very cross.Rate it:

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lose one's touchTo lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.Rate it:

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lose one's wayto get lost, to become lost.Rate it:

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