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| lay you |
bet you, give you odds
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I'll lay you ten to one that Marc uses steroids. I'm sure he does.
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| lazy bones |
lazy person, a person who does not want to work
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If you don't want to work, we'll call you lazy bones.
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| lead a life |
have a style of living, have a way of life
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With your career and children, you lead a busy life.
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| lead foot |
(See heavy foot)
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| lead pipe cinch |
certain of the result, a foregone conclusion
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The Jets are a lead pipe cinch to win the game. They're better.
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| lead you down the garden path |
tell you a false story, give you a line
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He said the trip to Paris was free. He led me down the garden path.
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| lead you on |
promise good things, pretend to be good
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I know you love Jo, but she was leading you on. She loves Paul.
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| leaf out |
grow new leaves, in leaf
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She trimmed the branches before the trees began to leaf out.
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| leak |
allow people to know, tell the media
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Details of the program were leaked to a newspaper.
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| leak |
(See have a leak)
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