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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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leave it beTo allow something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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left turnUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see left, turn.Rate it:

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left turnAn unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.Rate it:

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lefty loosey, righty tightyA mnemonic used to recall the direction a spanner must turn to either tighten or loosen a bolt.Rate it:

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les yeux à fleur de têteGoggle eyes (i.e. on a level with the cheek-bone and fore-head).Rate it:

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let it beTo leave something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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libertatem populo eripereto rob a people of its freedom.Rate it:

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like a bear with a sore headVery irritable; bad-tempered.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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LIMHInitialism of laughing in my head.Rate it:

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little headThe glans of the penis.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.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 roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.Rate it:

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loose cannonA cannon that breaks loose during battle or a storm and causes serious damage to the ship and its crew.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 trackTo forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.Rate it:

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luff upTo turn towards the wind so that the sails flapRate 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 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 appearanceTo turn up to an event for a brief moment.Rate it:

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make forhead towardsRate it:

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo determine to be good or bad.Rate it:

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make head or tail ofTo understand even minimally.Rate it:

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make outTo succeed; to turn out or end up.Rate it:

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make your head spinStaggering exasperationRate it:

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mano a manoA head-on conflict or direct competition; a duel.Rate it:

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mark upTo increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.Rate it:

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max outTo use to the limit of its capabilitiesRate it:

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me toca a miit's my turnRate it:

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melon headA dimwit, a fool.Rate it:

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melon headA melon-headed whale.Rate it:

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mettre les rieurs de son côtéTo turn the laugh against a man.Rate it:

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Midas touchthe ability to turn everything one touches into gold.Rate it:

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miner's canaryA caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.Rate it:

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miners' canaryA caged bird kept caged in mines because its demise provided a warning of dangerous levels of toxic gases.Rate it:

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mixed messageAny communication that is contradictory, inconsistent, or unclear, especially in its motive or intent.Rate it:

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momentum afferre ad aliquidto determine the issue of; to turn the scale.Rate it:

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monter à la têteTo go to one's headRate it:

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mother of allUsed before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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mr. potato headA popular, commercially available, children's game featuring a plastic potato onto which a variety of features can be added for amusing results.Rate it:

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my head's a shedI am confused, stressed, mentally disoriented, etc.Rate it:

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nail the hammer on the headTo solve a problem of any sort; to get the right answer to something; to be on target, spot on.Rate it:

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nasciturus ruleAn unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.Rate it:

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