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lock upTo close all doors and windows of a place securely.Rate it:
lock upTo cease responding, to freeze.Rate it:
lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:
Lock, Stock, and BarrelTo mean the whole thingRate it:
locked in loveSomeone is obsessed with you that they ruin your life.Rate it:
locker room humorA type of humor involving jokes about crude and sexual topics.Rate it:
log inTo gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously agreed upon username and password.Rate it:
log offTo depart from conversation; to say goodbye.Rate it:
log offTo log out.Rate it:
log onTo log in.Rate it:
log onTo visit a Web site; construed with to.Rate it:
log outTo exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.Rate it:
lolTo laugh out loud.Rate it:
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:
lone itTo go alone.Rate it:
lone wolfAn independent person; someone who has an 'independent' streak.Rate it:
long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:
long ago and far awayIn the distant past, years and years ago.Rate it:
long armA pole tool used for handling things too far away to reach.Rate it:
long armInfluence, far-reaching power.Rate it:
long arm of the lawThe influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.Rate it:
long as my armVery long.Rate it:
long drinkAny drink containing more than 5 ounces of liquid and less than 9 ounces. Typically, a long drink will have lots of ice and mixer.Rate it:
long fingerA state of postponement or procrastination.Rate it:
long fingerMiddle finger.Rate it:
long finger[hire purchase]] or credit.Rate it:
long forTo have a desire for; to yearn for; to crave for; to pine for; to hanker forRate it:
long forTo miss someoneRate it:
long gameA long-term strategy or endeavor.Rate it:
long gameThe aspect of the game in which the strategy is to advance downfield by throwing the ball to a receiving player; the passing game.Rate it:
long gameThe portion of the game, played with driver clubs, in which the ball is advanced down the fairway to the putting green.Rate it:
long goodbyeNickname 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; nickname for the relationship between a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease and that person's family or friends.Rate it:
long greenMoney, especially in the form of cash.Rate it:
long hair don't careA slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.Rate it:
long haulTravelling a long distance.Rate it:
long in the toothOld, aged. Rate it:
Long in the ToothSomeone who gets old, aged or elderlyRate it:
long porkHuman flesh.Rate it:
long row to hoeA difficult or arduous task.Rate it:
long runAn extended period of time.Rate it:
long screwdriverInterference (usually in military matters) by politicians.Rate it:
long shotA master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.Rate it:
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:
long sincePast.Rate it:
long story shortIntroducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story.Rate it:
long tailUsed other than as an idiom: The tail of a distribution that represents the rare occurrence of extreme values..Rate it:
long tailSales made for less usual goods within a very large choice, which can return a profit through reduced marketing and distribution costs.Rate it:
long timeUsed as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time.Rate it:
long time no hearI haven't heard from you for a long time.Rate it:
long time no seeI haven't seen you for a long time.Rate it:

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