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least said, soonest mendedHurt feelings are most quickly healed by not discussing the event giving rise to the hurt.Rate it:

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leave no stone unturnedTo do a task very carefully and thoroughly, not missing any step.Rate it:

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leave outTo omit, to not include, to neglect to mentionRate 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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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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les hommes ne se mesurent pas à l'auneMen are not to be judged by their size.Rate it:

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let offTo forgive and not punish.Rate it:

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let ripTo get angry.Rate it:

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let the dog see the rabbitGet out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.Rate it:

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level offto get to a stable level, to cease oscillatingRate it:

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lex dubia non obligat(law) A doubtful law is not binding.Rate it:

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liber perditusa lost book of which fragments (relliquiae, not fragmenta) remain.Rate it:

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libro continetur aliquidthe book contains something... (not continet aliquid).Rate it:

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libro scriptor complexus est aliquidthe book contains something... (not continet aliquid).Rate 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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lighter than airReference; Aircraft which maintain 'lift' because of 'gasses', 'hot vapors', 'heated air'; e.g. Blimps, Dirigibles, 'Hot-Air' Balloons: Able to lift objects, beings with weight greater than the Aircraft itself:Rate it:

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like a bump on a logDormant, static, not moving or responding; idly, listlessly, or uselesslyRate it:

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like gold dustIf things or people are like gold dust, they are difficult to get because a lot of people want them.Rate it:

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like it or lump itTo accept a situation whether one agrees with it or not.Rate it:

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Like it or Lump itSomething that is certain to happen, whether one likes it or notRate it:

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like speaking to a brick walla saying used of the difficulty of talking to someone who is not listeningRate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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line upTo get into a lineRate it:

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link whoreSomeone who goes to great lengths to get other people to link to his/her website or blog.Rate it:

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listen sisterExclamatory remark made to a female, not necessarily a blood relative.Rate 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 outTo not reside on the premises of one's employerRate it:

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live withTo regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.Rate it:

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load upto get a loadRate it:

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loco or vestigio se non moverenot to stir from one's place.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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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 throughTo pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visibleRate it:

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loose endThe end of a rope that has not been fastened.Rate it:

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loose endsLeftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.Rate it:

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loose lipsGossip; particularly where information gets around that is not supposed to.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 wayto get lost, to become lost.Rate it:

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lose sight ofTo be no longer able to see.Rate it:

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love affair without bells and whistlesA love sincere, true not a false love for show, flaunt, meant to draw attention, love affair based on material things to impress others and/or show offRate it:

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love childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate it:

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lubrication paymentA bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.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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ma foi!Upon my word!Rate it:

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ma non troppoBut not too much.Rate it:

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make a meal ofThat is the eleventh edit that you have made to that word, you are really making a meal of it.Rate it:

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make awayTo get rid of, dispose of.Rate it:

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make do withTo get along with whatever is available.Rate it:

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make someone's ears sadTo displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.Rate it:

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make wayan instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.Rate it:

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