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kick offTo force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.Rate it:

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kick someone when they are downTo make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.Rate it:

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killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.Rate it:

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kiss my gritsA nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.Rate it:

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knock oneself outto grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in its outcome.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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knock upTo put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.Rate it:

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l'à-propos fait le mériteSeasonableness gives everything its price.Rate it:

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l'ennemi mit le pays à feu et à sangThe enemy put the country to fire and sword.Rate it:

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la distance grandit tout prestige“’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, And robes the mountain in its azure hue.” [Campbell , Pleasures of Hope, i. 7.]Rate it:

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la faim chasse le loup hors du boisHunger tames the lion; Hunger will break through stone walls.Rate it:

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la fête battait son pleinThe entertainment was at its height.Rate it:

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la langue lui démangeHe longs to speak; He is dying to put in a word.Rate it:

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lap dogA small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.Rate it:

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lay asideTo put out of consideration.Rate it:

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lay upTo store; to put by.Rate it:

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le ministère a du plomb dans l'aileThe ministry is nearing its end, is winged.Rate it:

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le roi jean a crevé les yeux à arthurKing John caused Arthur’s eyes to be put out.Rate it:

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lead timeThe amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered.Rate it:

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leaf outTo open its buds.Rate it:

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leaf throughRapidly reading short sections at random.Rate it:

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leave it beTo allow something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationHe stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.Rate it:

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leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

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let it beTo leave something to follow its natural course.Rate it:

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let nature take its courseTo permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.Rate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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libertatem populo eripereto rob a people of its freedom.Rate it:

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lie beforeto put oneself at the whim of, to bow down toRate it:

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lie through one's teethTo tell a gross or egregious untruth.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offAlways on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.Rate it:

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like a chicken with its head cut offIn a frantic, disorganized manner.Rate it:

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like a hot knife through buttervery quickly and easily doneRate it:

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like drinking through a fire hoseUsed to express the challenge of assimilating a large amount of information quicklyRate it:

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like shit through a goosevery fastRate it:

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like wading through treacleIncredibly slow going, or not going anywhere.Rate it:

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line upto put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth runningRate it:

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line upTo put things in a lineRate it:

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litteris mandare or consignare aliquid (Acad. 2. 1. 2)to put down in writing.Rate it:

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live throughTo survive a difficult period or eventRate it:

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live wireAn electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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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:

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look offTo put off by one's facial expression.Rate it:

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look throughTo gaze through a gap or apertureRate it:

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look throughTo pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visibleRate it:

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look throughTo search, either with the eyes or by handRate it:

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look through rose-tinted glassesAlternative spelling of wear rose-colored glasses.Rate 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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lose trackTo forget one's train of thought or temporarily misplace an item or its place in a sequence.Rate it:

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