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loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)rough and hilly ground.Rate it:

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lock onhave a missile track a targetRate it:

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Lock the Barn Door after the Horse is OutTo be become more conscious in doing something when it is already too late, to give useless try to somethingRate it:

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locker room humorA type of humor involving jokes about crude and sexual topics.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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locos y niños dicen la verdadChildren and crazy people tell what's true, meaning they have no inhibition to express how they see things.Rate it:

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log inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password.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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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:

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long forTo have a desire for; to yearn for; to crave for; to pine for; to hanker forRate it:

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long goodbyeNickname for Alzheimer's disease, especially for the final phase of the disease, during which the patient suffers a progressive decline of cognitive and motor skills and gradually loses the ability to recognize and to communicate with family and friends; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:

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long hair don't careA slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.Rate it:

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long shotSomething unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working. The term arose from the accuracy of early ship guns, which were effective only at close range and unlikely to hit the mark at any great distance.Rate it:

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long tailSales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.Rate it:

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long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:

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longe lateque, passim (e.g. fluere)far and wide; on all sides; everywhere.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 upTo have a bright future.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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loony bina psychiatric hospital; an institution providing care to mentally ill people; also spelled less commonly as looney bin and luny binRate it:

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Loose CannonWho easily loses his or her temper and gets out of controlRate 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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loose changeCoins of little value kept in one's pocket or bag.Rate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended 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 the plotTo have one's results decline severely in quality or suddenly fall below an acceptable standard, especially when compared to past excellence.Rate it:

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lose the plotTo cease to be behaving in a predictable and/or rational manner.Rate it:

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lose touchTo cease to be familiar with someone or something or to cease to communicate or have contact.Rate it:

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lose your wayTo lose one’s direction in life.Rate it:

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lost soulOne who is forlorn, who lacks direction, purpose, or motivation in life.Rate it:

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lost twinStill birth of one of two twins leaving only 1 living twinRate 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 handlesBulge around the stomach and hip area.Rate it:

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love myselfI really do love who I am and protect itRate 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 use one's superior physical strength; clobber.Rate it:

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lower the boomAn expression probably originating in a nautical setting, where misdemeanors and mischief results in punishment.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 outTo have run out of luck.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 itTo endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.Rate it:

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lying through your teethA repulsive, indictment and accusation as to someone's statements or assertions. It smacks of a strong objection to the veracity of verbiage of another. Usage will enhance degradation and destroy any amicability.Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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mad moneyMoney set aside to have fun with; or money carried to satisfy a mugger if someone gets mugged.Rate it:

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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.Rate it:

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magistratus vitio creatimagistrates elected irregularly (i.e. either when the auspices have been unfavourable or when some formality has been neglected).Rate it:

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