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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 Pulling TeethTo feel great difficulty in doing somethingRate it:

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like shooting fish in a barrelTo imply that something is very easy. Can be used sarcastically to mean the oppositeRate 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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listen sisterExclamatory remark made to a female, not necessarily a blood relative.Rate it:

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litterarum studium or tractatio (not occupatio)the study of belles-lettres; literary pursuits.Rate it:

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little did [they] know/realize/imagineThey weren't aware of something ahead of time; they didn't know some important information before making a decision/acting.Rate it:

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little oldEmphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).Rate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall 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).Rate it:

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live a lieTo conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.Rate it:

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live downTo get used to something shameful.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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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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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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lock upTo invest in something long term.Rate it:

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loco or vestigio se non moverenot to stir from one's place.Rate it:

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locum Platonis afferre, proferre (not citare)to quote a passage of Plato.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 armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.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 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 before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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look beyondTo see potential past obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.Rate it:

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look for a dog to kickTo seek someone or something to blame.Rate it:

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look forwardTo anticipate or expect; especially, to expect something to be pleasant.Rate it:

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look the other wayTo ignore something wrong. Similar to connive.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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look upTo obtain information about something from a text source.Rate it:

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look uponTo gaze at something; to look on.Rate it:

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look uponTo consider or regard something in a specific manner.Rate it:

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look who's talkingused when someone receives criticism for something by someone else who is guilty of the same thingRate it:

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looking for devils under doilieslooking for something that isn't there, paranoia or hypochondria.Rate it:

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loop inTo include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.Rate 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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lord be jiffwhen something is irritating/upsettingRate it:

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Lord love youSaid to soften the negative impact of something that is said next.Rate it:

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Lord only knowsAlternative form of God knows, in sense of something unknown to mortal men.Rate it:

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lose one's touchTo lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.Rate it:

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lose oneself into be deeply occupied, focused or absorbed in someone or somethingRate 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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louse aroundTo slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something.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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Low Man on the Totem PoleLowest ranked person, the person who is given least importance in a group, gang, or organizationRate it:

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