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link whoringThe practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's webpage.Rate it:

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liquor upTo cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.Rate it:

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live oneSomeone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.Rate it:

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live oneSomeone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.Rate it:

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locked in loveSomeone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life.Rate it:

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lone wolfAn independent person; someone who has an 'independent' streak.Rate it:

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long forTo miss someoneRate it:

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Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:

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look daggersTo stare sharply at someone to indicate disapproval without actually speaking.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 roundTo turn one's head to see what is behind oneself.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 who's talkingused when someone receives criticism for something by someone else who is guilty of the same thingRate it:

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loosen the apron stringsTo allow greater freedom (to someone); to relax control of (someone)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 childA child born to a married man to someone not his wife.Rate 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 boom onTo punish someone.Rate it:

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luff upTo turn towards the wind so that the sails flapRate 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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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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make a monkey out ofTo cause a person, organization, or action to appear foolish or inferior; to subject someone or something to ridicule..Rate it:

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make an appearanceTo turn up to an event for a brief moment.Rate it:

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make an ass ofTo cause (someone) to seem foolish.Rate it:

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make hayTo cut grass to turn into hay for animal feed.Rate it:

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make it up toto pay back, to return someone a previous good deed.Rate it:

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make outTo succeed; to turn out or end up.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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make yourself at homeA welcoming invitation to a guest to treat a place as if it were their home; a gesture to put someone at ease or make them feel more comfortable, especially in a new or unfamiliar placeRate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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man of one's wordSomeone who sticks to their promisesRate it:

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marry offto force someone to get married, usually a relative.Rate it:

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matter of life and deathSomething whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their deathRate it:

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may the Force not be with youUsed to wish someone bad luck.Rate it:

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me toca a miit's my turnRate it:

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meal ticketSomeone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.Rate it:

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meet withTo have a meeting with (someone).Rate it:

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mere mortalAn ordinary person; Someone without special abilities or status.Rate it:

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mettre les rieurs de son côtéTo turn the laugh against a man.Rate it:

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mic dropthe act of someone extending their arm out and intentionally dropping a microphone to emphasize the greatness of what they just put through the microphone; sometimes the words, "mic drop" are also said as someone drops their microphone; said or done as a testament of how good the thing was that came through the microphone right before someone drops the microphoneRate it:

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Midas touchthe ability to turn everything one touches into gold.Rate it:

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Miller of DeeSomeone who lives independently and unattached to others, especially for selfish reasons.Rate it:

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missed the boatrefers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcasticallyRate it:

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momentum afferre ad aliquidto determine the issue of; to turn the scale.Rate it:

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Money Burns a Hole in Your PocketSomeone who is always eager to spend the money, couldn’t resist from spending the money as soon as you have itRate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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mover and shakerSomeone who has power and influence in some field or activity.Rate it:

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mr. all businessSomeone who acts very business-like and serious and focused on the job at hand, either at the moment or all the timeRate it:

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