Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"L"

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Lady-killer, a: 　; "Lisa told her handsome son not to be a lady-killer."

Lay eyes on: 　; "As soon as I laid eyes on the house I knew Tom would love it."

Last final: 　; "This will be my last final, so I will be able to get some rest after tomorrow."

Last-minute rush, a: 　; "I knew there would be a last-minute rush to meet the deadline."

Last word, the: 　; "Our food processor is the last word in kitchen equipment."

Laughing matter,be no: 　; "Being arrested by the police is no laughing matter."

Lay aside: 　; "Richard laid aside his book and went to answer the phone."

Learn a/one's lesson: 　; "The government has failed to learn a lesson from history."

Leave it at that: 　; "Let's leave it at that for today and meet again tomorrow."

Leave it to me: 　; "Don’t worry. You can leave it to me, and I will complete it in no time."

Leave something/someone alone: 　; "Leave me alone. I can handle it by myself."

Leave much/a lot/ a great deal to be desired: 　; "Inspectors say health and safety procedures at the factory leave much to be desired."

Leave something/somebody out: 　; "She reported the case to him carefully, trying not to leave anything out."

Leave it (up) to somebody to do something: 　; "She leaves it up to the reader to draw their own conclusions."

Leave the lights on: 　; "She is used to leaving the lights on while sleeping."

Let bygones be bygones: 　; "Why can't you put all that bad feeling behind you and let bygones be bygones?"

Let down: 　; "The company now has a large number of workers who feel badly let down."

Let go of someone: 　; "Let go of me! You are hurting me."

Let me put it this way: 　; "Let me put it this way, I don't see any future between us. We are finished. Understand?"

Let nature take its course: 　; "By this stage, his illness was so severe that the doctor agreed to let nature take its course rather than prolong his suffering."

Let off: 　; "Instead of a prison sentence they were let off with a fine."

Let the cat out of the bag: 　; "I was trying to keep the deal secret, but Jim let the cat out of the bag and told everything to his girlfriend."

Let's be on our way: 　; "If we don’t want to miss the train, let’s be on our way."

Let's change the subject: 　; "It is useless to carry on this argument. Let’s change the subject."

Let's take a break: 　; "Oh, it is already twelve. Let’s take a break then!"

Life is short, don't drag your feet: 　; "Whenever I am timid in making decisions, Mom always encourages me with the saying that life is short, don’t drag your feet."

Life of the party, the: 　; "Oscar and his friends are the life of the party. The party won't kick off without their arrival."

Like a cat on hot bricks/a hot tin roof, be: 　; "After the plane crashed, the family members are like cats on hot bricks, trying to get more information on their dear ones."

Like a veteran: 　; "Though he is new to the job, he is quick to pick up the trade, and already he works like a veteran."

Like a duck to water, take to something: 　; "She is a natural dancer. She takes to dancing like a duck to water."

Like father, like son: 　; "His father is an outstanding politician, and now he has followed suit--like father, like son."

Little or nothing: 　; "He knew little or nothing about fixing cars."

Live a dog's life: 　; "His wife is a nag who leads him a dog's life."

Live by oneself: 　; "My elder brother lives by himself now."

Live up to one's words: 　; "My dad lived up to his words. He took my little sister to visit Disneyland this summer."

Loaf around: 　; "They spend all day loafing around on street corners."

Lone wolf, a: 　; "I have the impression that you're something of a lone wolf."

Long stories: 　; "George likes to tell long stories to impress the opposite sex."

Look before you leap: 　; "Whatever your decision is, it pays to look before you leap."

Look for a needle in a haystack: 　; "Finding out which file you want can be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Look for trouble: 　; "Parking your car on the red line is just looking for trouble."

Look into: 　; "The police are looking into the case of Sarah's two missing children."

Look out: 　; "Look out! There's a car coming."

Look over: 　; "Before the meeting starts, the supervisor looks over my report in less than ten minutes.

Look up: 　; "I look up your address in the personnel file."

Look up to somebody: 　; "I’ve always looked up to Bill for his courage and determination."

Look who you're talking to: 　; "Look who you're talking to. Be polite!"

Looking forward to, be: 　; "I’m really looking forward to our vacation."

Lose one's nerve: 　; "Dan wanted to ask May out but he lost his nerve at the last minute."

Lose one's shirt: 　; "He lost his shirt in the card game."

Lose track of the days: 　; "Oh gosh, whenever I am doing sightseeing on a foreign tour, I lose track of the days."

Lose track of time: 　; "We were chatting away and we just lost track of time."

Lose count: 　; "I’ve lost count of how many tickets we've sold."

Lose one's temper: 　; "I’ve never seen Vic lose his temper."

Lose weight: 　; "You're looking slim. Have you lost weight?"

Loud enough to wake the dead: 　; "The youths in the neighborhood always throw parties with rock music loud enough to wake the dead."

Loudmouth, a: 　; "He is such a loudmouth that I do no think I can work with him anymore."

Lousy cliches: 　; "I turned down the play because its script is full of lousy cliches."

Lousy things: 　; "Let's enjoy our honeymoon. Don't let those lousy things in work bother us."

Lucky dog, a: 　; "Harry is really a lucky dog. He hit the jackpot at his first try."

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