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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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la plus belle fille du monde ne peut donner que ce qu'elle aNo man can give more than he has; A man cannot give what he has not got.Rate it:

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la servante fait le gros de la besogne (or, la grosse besogne)The servant does the heavy work.Rate it:

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labi in scribendoto make a mistake in writing.Rate it:

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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate 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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ladies' loungeA room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the public bar. Rate it:

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laid one onGot drunk.Rate it:

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laisser faireTo not intervene.Rate it:

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laisser faireNot to react to things done to oneself.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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laissez couler l'eauDo not be anxious about what cannot be helped; Don’t cry over spilt milk.Rate it:

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laissez-le faireDo not interfere with him.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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land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:

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

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lands preservedstatement placed on signs or in newspaper ads, advising that hunting or shooting is not permitted on the property.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.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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lash outTo make a fierce verbal attack.Rate it:

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lash outTo make a sudden blow.Rate it:

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lash togetherTo connect with rope or twine, especially items that are not usually assembled together.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 but not leastAn expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.Rate it:

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

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last wordA final decision, or the right to make such a decision.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 make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.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 down the lawTo authoritatively or dogmatically assert what is permitted or not permitted.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 overTo make an intermediary stop somewhere.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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