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| lefty |
left-handed person, southpaw
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The ignition switch in most cars is not designed for a lefty.
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| leg up |
(See a leg up)
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| leg work |
walking, going to visit customers or voters
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The kids delivered the notices - they did the leg work.
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| lemon |
a car with many problems, a car of low quality, seconds
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When the American companies began to make small cars, there were a lot of lemons for sale.
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| lend a hand |
help someone, give me a hand
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Our neighbors lend a hand when we have too much work to do.
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| lesser lights |
people who are not as talented, not superstars
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We owe our success to the lesser lights on our team - the workers.
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| lesser of two evils |
both are bad but one is not as bad as the other
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Neither person can be trusted. Choose the lesser of two evils.
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| let a fart [B] |
allow gas to escape, fart, pass wind
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If I let a fart in this tiny room, we won't be able to breathe.
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| let down |
not do as expected, disappoint someone
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Don't let the team down. Please come to the game.
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| let George do it |
let him or her do the job, wait for someone to do it
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If his attitude is let George do it, he won't succeed in our firm.
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