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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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like rats from a sinking shipQuickly but in futility, away from a failing projectRate it:

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like the cat that got the creamlook very satisfied and happy.Rate it:

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lionAn individual who shows strength and courage, attributes associated with the lion.Rate it:

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litora ac portus custodia clausos tenereto keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade.Rate it:

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little emperorIn contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)Rate it:

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Little Pitchers Have Big EarsSometimes little children who listen to old people’s conversation hear and perceive things a lot than people expect them toRate it:

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live in sinTo cohabit as if man and wife without being married.Rate it:

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live it upTo have a wonderful life; to live fully and have fun.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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living deathA condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.Rate it:

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living endThe most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events - whether favorable or unfavorableRate it:

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

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locker room humorA type of humor involving jokes about crude and sexual topics.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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longam viam conficereto accomplish a long journey.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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longe prospicere futuros casus rei publicae (De Amic. 12. 40)to foresee political events long before.Rate it:

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longe, alte (longius, altius) repetere (either absolute or ab aliqua re)to go a long way back (in narrative).Rate it:

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longe, procul abesse ab urbeto be far from town.Rate it:

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longum itineris spatium emetirito finish a very long journey.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 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 CannonWho easily loses his or her temper and gets out of controlRate 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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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 of one's lifeA soulmate; a one and only.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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lunatics have taken over the asylumSaid of a situation in which those in charge are incapable of handling their responsibilities, and should rather be put under scrutiny themselves.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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magistratus et imperia (Sall. Iug. 3. 1)civil and military offices.Rate it:

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main sequence A major grouping of stars that creates a narrow band from the upper left to the lower right when plotted by luminosity and surface temperature on a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.Rate it:

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Main StreetThe generic street name (and often the official name) of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in the United States, Canada, Ireland, some parts of Scotland and also in some countries in central Europe.Rate it:

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Main StreetCollectively, everyday working-class people and small business owners, especially with regard to their concerns, social views, etc.Rate 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 break for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make a livingTo earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.Rate it:

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make a meal ofTo spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.Rate it:

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make a run for itTo attempt to escape; to flee; to run away.Rate it:

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make historyTo do something that will be remembered widely for a long time.Rate it:

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make itTo become famous and successful.Rate it:

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make it bigTo become famous and successful.Rate it:

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make light work ofThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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make love, not warA hippie anti-war slogan encouraging love and peace.Rate it:

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Make No Bones about SomethingTo be straight forward and honestRate it:

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