like a million dollars »
Extremely good or well.
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like father, like son »
A son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.
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like nobody's business »
In an extreme manner; rapidly; excessively; like crazy.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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log off »
To depart from conversation; to say goodbye.
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long goodbye »
Nickname 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.[1]; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.
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long run »
An extended period of time.
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long story short »
Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.
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make for »
To tend to produce or result in.
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make head or tail of »
To determine to be good or bad.
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make out like a bandit »
To profit greatly; to get an excessively good deal.
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man of few words »
A man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.
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man proposes, God disposes »
Things don't always work out as they were planned.
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man up »
To "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.
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mark up »
To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.
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