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leave someone in the lurchTo abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.Rate it:

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leave well enough aloneDo not interfere, change, disturb, get involved or try to make a situation better because you might make a situation worse; (also known as "let well enough alone" "leave well alone and "let well alone")Rate it:

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leave you into the dirtSomeone pushes you away, and forgets you.Rate it:

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

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left fieldThe part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and to your left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.Rate it:

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Left Out in the ColdTo ask someone to get out of the room so that he may not listen something important, ignored and left outRate it:

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legal beagleA skillful and adroit attorney.Rate it:

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legal eagleA skillful and adroit attorney.Rate it:

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legem sancireto let a bill become law (of the people and senate).Rate it:

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lemonizeTo damage something and then deny or be aloof from the damage.Rate it:

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Lend an EarTo pay attention and listen to someoneRate it:

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les absents ont toujours tortWhen absent, one is never in the right.Rate it:

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les affaires sont les affairesBusiness is business; One must be serious at work.Rate it:

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les pavés le disentIt is in every one’s mouth.Rate it:

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les plus beaux vers sont ceux qu'on ne peut pas écrire.—(lamartine , voyage en orient)“Ah! the best prayers that faith may ever think Are untranslatable by pen and ink.” Bishop Alexander .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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less is moreThat which is less complicated is often better understood and more appreciated than what is more complicated; simplicity is preferable to complexity; brevity in communication is more effective than verbosity.1855, Robert Browning, "Men and Women":Well, less is more, Lucrezia: I am judged.1954, "'Less Is More'," Time, 14 Jun.:The essence of Mies's architectural philosophy is in his famous and sometimes derided phrase, "Less is more." This means, he says, having "the greatest effect with the least means."2007, Gia Kourlas, "Dance Review: An Ordered World Defined With Soothing Spareness," New York Times, 3 Mar. (retrieved 22 Oct. 2008):The program, which features two premieresRate it:

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let her hair downRelax and enjoyRate it:

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let offTo forgive and not punish.Rate it:

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let oneself goto relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.Rate it:

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let outTo enlarge by adjusting one or more seams.Rate it:

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let pastTo allow someone to pass one.Rate it:

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Let the Chips Fall Where They MayTo do what seems right, just and proper to you without caring much about the consequencesRate it:

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let the perfect be the enemy of the goodTo insist on the total realization of a goal and reject any compromise, thereby decreasing the chance of achieving even a part of that goal.Rate it:

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let the puppies breathetake your shoes off and let your feet (puppies) breatheRate it:

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Let Your Hair DownTo act in a natural way, revealing ones real self, to behave in a free and relaxing mannerRate it:

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let's be having youExpression to encourage someone to hurry up and move somewhere.Rate it:

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level bestThe very best that one can do.Rate it:

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level upTo progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities. Often used in role-playing games when the character has aquired enough experience points.Rate it:

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lever la semelle devant quelqu'unTo show any one a clean pair of heels.Rate it:

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libel chillUneasiness or unwillingness to speak publicly or to write about a matter, as a result of the threat or suggestion of legal action should one do so.Rate it:

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liber qui fertur alicuiusa book which is attributed to some one.Rate it:

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libidine ferrito be carried away by one's passions.Rate it:

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libidinem alicuius excitareto arouse some one's lust.Rate it:

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librum in manus sumereto take up a book in one's hands.Rate it:

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librum mittere ad aliquem (Fin. 1. 3. 8)to dedicate a book to some one.Rate it:

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lick the pants offTo thoroughly and decisively defeat someone, either in a physical fight or, figuratively, in a competition.Rate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherriesLife should be consumed and enjoyedRate it:

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life is just a bowl of cherrieslife is going great; sometimes this phrase is said sarcastically and then it means life is not greatRate it:

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life of rileyAn ideal life of carefree prosperity and contentment.Rate it:

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life of the partyA person who participates in entertainment events in a very enthusiastic manner and who has a leading role in inspiring others to join in the spirit of festivity.Rate it:

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light paintingThe artistic technique of moving a light source to selectively illuminate parts of the subject or scene a camera is recording (at a slow shutter speed), or to shine directly into the camera and in this way sketch.Rate it:

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light paintingA painting created using one of these techniques.Rate it:

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lighten upTo become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.Rate it:

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like a cat in a strange garretHaving a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation.Rate it:

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like a dog in heatVery energetic and enthusiastic, especially when sexually aroused.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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like a manbravely, decisively and without complainingRate it:

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like clockworkWith perfect regularity and precision; faultless.Rate it:

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like feeding time at the zooExtremely frenetic, disorderly and messy.Rate it:

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