Idiom Definition Index L


 
la
that's life
labeled
ticketed
lace
do up
lacking
feeling bum
flat
no truth to it
weak-kneed
wimpy
yellow
ladies
a lady-killer
lovelies
powder my nose
lady
bag lady
class act
laid
come across [B]
lay [B]
out of work
lakes
freeze-up
lamebrain
dork [B]
land
know like the back of your hand
parachute
put down roots
landlocked
landlubber
lane
bumper to bumper
cut off
in the Monford lane
language
bafflegab
call a spade a spade
it was Greek to me
learn the lingo
swear like a sailor
watch your language
written all over your face
lard
tub of guts
large
a blowout
a chunk of change
a shitload
a stitch in time saves nine
a tall one
beat the pants off
Bigfoot
boom or bust
by leaps and bounds
fingers the size of bananas
grey power
ham hands
humongous
in hock
life in the fast lane
make a bundle
rake in the dough
Sasquatch
shoes like boats
stacked
super-duper
way out (away out)
well hung [B]
XL
larger
bigger than life
larger than life
largest
motherlode
the lion's share
lark
devil-may-care
last
curtains
dead last
do me for/do me until
do or die
down to the wire
drag on
dress rehearsal
finish off
home stretch
last but not least
last call
last-ditch
last hurrah
last resort
over the hill
put the finishing touches on
scrape the bottom of the barrel
set for life
TGIF
the dying seconds
the last word
tide me over
to the nth degree
top it off
you can bet your bottom dollar
lasting
all the livelong day
late
about time
better late than never
burn the midnight oil
high time
hold you up
in the nick of time
just in time
on the dot
on time
play catch-up
pull it out
sleep in
strike while the iron is hot
the point of no return
lately
down on his luck
later
break curfew
catch up
catch you later
ciao
come out in the wash
down the line
on the back burner
put off
rain check
so long
spade work
latest
buzzword
cutting edge
new wave
the cutting edge
what's up
laugh
a barrel of laughs
crack me up
for the fun of it
get a kick out of
get a laugh
have a laugh
hit my funny bone
hoot
joker
keep a straight face
kill me
kill ourselves laughing
laugh it off
laugh up your sleeve
laugh your head off
laugh yourself sick
laugh yourself silly
make fun of
play a prank on
poke fun at
split a gut
the life of the party
laughed
the butt of the joke
laughing
in stitches
rolling in the aisles
the joke is on you
the laughing stock
laughter
a hoot
bring the house down
laurels
you're only as good as your last shift
law
above the law
break the law/rules
get around it
get into trouble
mete out
on the up and up
the underground
written in blood
law-abiding
go straight
lawsuit
take you to court
lay
ball her [B]
bang [B]
get into her pants [B]
hold me responsible
keep a low profile
on the lam
wreak havoc
layoffs
hatchet man
lazy
dog it
feeling bum
lazy bones
slackass [B]
lead
a slippery slope
fido
head up
led to believe
life you lead
nothing succeeds like success
slippery slope
spell disaster
leader
bogof
do the honors
drawing card
front runner
read along
ring leader
the blind leading the blind
top dog
leading
off the kitchen etc.
leaf
leaf out
turn you around
leak
take a pee [B]
take a piss [B]
take a whiz
whiz
leakb
pass water
learn
a quick study
bone up on
catch on
come naturally
find out
get caught up
get something out of
get the hang of
get with it
if the shoe fits, wear it
know the ropes
learn the lingo
learn the ropes
learn your place
not all there
pay your dues
pick up
pick your brains
plug into
sharp
show you the ropes
take up
teach you the tricks of the trade
the tricks of the trade
thick as a brick
trial and error
user friendly
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
learned
cut my teeth on
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
popcorn brain
learning
a mental block
how's tricks
the school of hard knocks
least
at all
in any way, shape or form
last but not least
the short end of the stick
leave
bail out
be off
beat a hasty retreat
begs the question
blow this joint
blow this Popsicle stand
break the bank
burn your bridges
chomping at the bit
Christmas graduate
clear out
cut it a little fine
ditch him
don't go away mad; just go away
drop her/him
drop him like a hot potato
drop off
duck out
dump her/him
fair-weather friend
fall through the cracks
get lost
get out of your hair
git
give him the slip
go pound salt
go to hell [B]
good to go
head out
hightail it
hit and run (traffic)
hit the road/trail
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
if you can't cut it, you can't stay
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
in leaf
itchy feet
jump the gun
know where we stand
leaf out
leave me hanging
leave you holding the bag
leave you in the lurch
let it be
let sleeping dogs lie
look high and low
make yourself scarce
off with you
one for the road
pack it in
party-pooper
piss off [B]
pound salt
pull the pin
pull the plug
pull the rug out
quit this place
run you out
see me for dust
set out for
skidaddle
skip out
slip out
split
square up
start out
step down
stiff
strike out on your own
suck eggs
take a flight
take a hike
take a powder
take off
take off, eh
the end of the line
tube him
vamoose
wait for the other shoe to drop
walk the plank
with bated breath
won't see you stuck
leaving
give notice
on your way
out of here (outa here)
pony tail
lecture
a bawling out
a dressing down
a talking to
a tongue-lashing
an earful
catch hell [B]
catch it
chew him out
get after
get shit [B]
give it to him
give them what for
give you hell [B]
give you shit [B]
give you what for
hold forth
kick ass [B]
rake you over the coals
take a strip off
tear a strip off
tie into
led
sucked in
left
dump on
flew the coop
holding the bag
mop up
out of luck
out of the corner of my eye
shit out of luck [B]
to go
zig when you should zag
left-handed
lefty
southpaw
lefty
southpaw
leg
a leg up
get the lead out
give you the gears
long johns
on the limp
over the hill
spread out
the first leg
legal
above board
fair game
on the up and up
open season
underhanded
legally
clean up your act
lend
a helping hand
front me
give me a hand
good for a loan
help out
length
hold forth
less
couldn't care less
cut corners
cut rate
feel the pinch
fish or cut bait
go by the boards
go easy on
granola
in a split second
run short
slip a notch
suck the hind tit [B]
take it easy on
the crunch
when the crunch comes
lesson
if the shoe fits, wear it
the school of hard knocks
let
brush it off
can
cut the cheese [B]
do your own thing
ease up
get over
give an inch
give up the blueline (hockey)
hang ten (surfing)
have it both ways
hold the phone
lay off
let George do it
let on
let the chips fall where they may
let the good times roll
let yourself go
live and let live
off the hook
part with
pass wind
play along
put 'er there
put her there
reach out
shrug it off
swallow your pride
swelled head
throw you to the dogs
letter
a paper trail
any word
chain letter
dash off a note/letter
drop a line
give notice
in touch
junk mail
keep in touch
no word
letter-perfect
picture-perfect
letting
soft sell
wash down
lettuce
green stuff
rabbit food
level
a level playing field
a little off
brush cut
comeback kid
level the playing field
raise the bar
up front
liar
dirty dog/dirty rat
you're full of it [B]
licensed
watering hole
lick
by the seat of your pants
give it the once-over
lid
keep it quiet
lie
a bare-faced lie
a lot of bunk
a pack of lies
bag some rays
bed down
crap
cut the crap [B]
fib
flake out
full of it [B]
go down
horse feathers
jack me around
no truth to it
out and out
play dead
rotter
spread out
stretch the truth
tell me another one
there's nothing to it
white lie
without a word of a lie
life
a bed of roses
a dog's life
a fresh start
a new lease on life
a pick-me-up
all's fair in love and war
bigger than life
blue sky
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
c'est la vie
dead as a doornail
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
easy street
easy time of it
for dear life
get it together
have a fling
how are you doing
how goes it
how goes the battle
how's tricks
it takes two to tango
it's a matter of life and death
larger than life
lead a life
life in the fast lane
life is just a bowl of cherries
life is not all guns and roses
life you lead
lifer
live and let live
lovelife
make a life for yourself
messed up
nest egg
not on your tintype
sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B]
sow wild oats
square up
stone dead
street wise
that'll be the day
that's life
that's the way the ball bounces
the fickle finger of fate
the life of Riley
the living daylights
the school of hard knocks
the spice of life
things are looking up
this mortal coil
touch and go
turn you around
vale of tears (valley of tears)
variety is the spice of life
what's new
why in the world
lifeless
the lights are on but nobody's home
lifestyle
all walks of life
every walk of life
get a life
life you lead
the lap of luxury
walk of life
lifetime
set for life
lift
a shot in the arm
catch a ride
hunker down
lift my spirits
pick you up
lifted
clotheslined (hockey)
light
a blackout (war)
a blank look
a breath of wind
a love tap
at the crack of dawn
deck out
drag race
Florida green
idiot lights
light up
like a bolt from the blue
run a red light
see me for dust
set fire
throw some light on
when the dust settles
lighter
a shadow of his former self
got a light
lightning
faster than a speeding bullet
lightning fast
like
a chip off the old block
a dead ringer
a dildo [B]
a hit
absence makes the heart grow fonder
all thumbs
as all get-out
as American as apple pie
as new
bodacious
brush cut
can't stand
cauliflower ear
chain smoker
crazy about
deep sleep
dig/dig it
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
do with
drugstore cowboy
dude
dust bunny
fight tooth and nail
get off on
get off your high horse
go like crazy
go the way of the dodo
grow on you
hawk
hold your nose
how do you like them apples
if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
in cahoots
in her good graces
in his good books
in my good books
in your bad books
into thin air
it was Greek to me
it's a dilly
joker
letter-perfect
life is not all guns and roses
like a bat out of hell
like a bolt from the blue
like a dirty shirt
like father, like son
like hell [B]
like it or lump it
like nobody's business
like the devil
like the wind
mad about
make a good impression
nuts about
on a silver platter
one man's garbage is another man's art
one man's meat is another man's poison
pass for
play it up
power to burn
salty
saw logs
shades of
six of one, half a dozen of the other
steal your heart
suit yourself
sweet on
take a bow
take a shine to
take leave of your senses
the air was blue
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree
the old college try
the spitting image
there's no love lost
to beat the band
to each his own
try that on for size
up your alley
watch your every move
what's your poison
wild about
wild and woolly
wimpy
win the hearts
with his tail between his legs
wouldn't be caught dead
written in blood
written in stone
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
you have to be good to be lucky
you need money to make money
yum
liked
go over
in her good graces
likely
a ghost of a chance
a slim chance
against all odds
fat chance
in deep shit [B]
like hell [B]
not by a long shot
underdog
likeness
a dead ringer
lily-livered
faint of heart
limit
beyond the pale
in time
limp
have a hitch in your getalong
limping
on the limp
line
brand new/ brand spanking new
chain of command
don't make me laugh
follow the rules
get off a few good ones
give you a line
hand you a line
in that vein
jump queue
keep in line
keep your nose clean
lead you down the garden path
line up
out of bounds
pecking order
pen those words/lines
put him in his place
rubberneck
stick my neck out
what it boils down to
work to rule
lip
a fat lip
cheek
chops
fat lip
read my lips
rented lips
talk back
lippy
cheeky
sassy
shirty
smartass [B]
liquor
a short one
a tall one
bend your elbow
booze
boozing buddies
bottle drive
drink like a fish
drink you under the table
hard liquor
have a smash
hit the bottle
hold your drinks
hooch
hungover
liquored up
moonshine
on the wagon
piss away [B]
rot gut
screech
tie one on
touch a drop
what's your poison
list
card-carrying member
eighty-six it
first off
first up
in his good books
in the loop
last but not least
on my plate
on the shit list [B]
out of the loop
scratch
sign up
thrown in
track record
listed
on the books
listen
bend your ear
corner you
fall on deaf ears
hang on every word
hear me out
hey
keep your ear to the ground
listen up
mark my words
mend fences
pay attention
really deaf
rubberneck
sounding board
take the flack
take the heat
two heads are better than one
listening
all ears
in one ear and out the other
shoot
talk to the hand
tune me out
listless
lollygag
litter
the pick of the litter
little
a hill of beans
a little steep
a man of few words
a pinch of coon shit [B]
a screw loose
a slim chance
a snowball's chance in hell
a touch of
all show
all talk and no action
as poor as a church mouse
at a moment's notice
at least
bit by bit
browned off
by the seat of your pants
by the skin of their teeth
chip in
cold comfort
cut it a little fine
dead-cat bounce
dig a little deeper
dig deep
fat chance
feast or famine
feel the pinch
feeling good
for a song
funny in the head
give an inch
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
had a few
hill of beans
in dribs and drabs
in the poorhouse
junk food
just a smidgeon
lay it on
little by little
motormouth
move over
neither fish nor fowl
not by a long shot
not likely
old wives' tale
pick up the pace
piddly
play catch-up
potlicker
put a bug in my ear
rough up
salt away
slow day
so much as
spinny
strapped
throw some light on
ticked off
tipsy
too bad
woozy
live
a kept woman
all it's cracked up to be
all things to all people
Cabbagetown
cut a wide swath
get along
grow up
hang your hat
have a fling
keep your head above water
life you lead
live and let live
live it up
live on the edge
make a go of it
make a life for yourself
make a living
make your way
not long for this world
play with fire
pull up stakes
put down roots
scrape by
settle down
shack up [B]
sow wild oats
take chances
throw caution to the wind
weather the storm
lived
Johnny-come-lately
lively
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
come alive
full of piss and vinegar [B]
the life of the party
living
Bigfoot
granola
in the lap of luxury
lead a life
life in the fast lane
make your way
Sasquatch
turn over a new leaf
livingworking
rat race
lo
wonder of wonders
load
check that
feast your eyes on
grab a chair
loaded
all the bells and whistles
blasted
deep pockets
goodies
in the bag
in the money
loaded to the hilt
looped
moneybags
on board
polluted
rolling in it
sloshed to the gills
snapped
well to do
loan
hit me for a loan
sign out
local
hick
local yokel
oilpatch
rube
locate
pinpoint
location
branch office
go for the jugular
in place
lock
break and enter
lockhead
The Group of Five/The Regina Five
loco
mad as a hatter
log
deep sleep
grow a tail
pinch off a loaf [B]
saw logs
take a dump [B]
loggerheads
at odds
at sixes and sevens
logic
talk through your hat
logical
a few bricks short of a full load
common sense
doesn't add up
doesn't wash
hold water
horse sense
it figures
make sense
no rhyme or reason
out in left field
point is well taken
logically
out of your mind
lonely
break your heart
miss you
long
a dog's age
a keeper
a month of Sundays
a wild goose chase
all the way to Egery and back
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
by a country mile
can't see for looking
cheerio
collecting dust
drag it out
drag on
fish and company stink after three days
for a dog's age
for long
forever and a day
give up the ghost
hold a grudge
hotdog
in a coon's age
in the long haul
Johnny-come-lately
laugh your head off
long johns
long time no see
no rest for the wicked
not long for this world
once in a blue moon
once upon a time
the bitter end
till the cows come home
to hell and gone
toodles/toodle-oo
wear out your welcome
long-term
you reap whatsoever you sow
longer
go the extra mile
lay off
lose patience
out of the way
longing
pluck at the heart strings
loo
biff/biffy
the can
look
a fleeting glance
a suicide pass (hockey)
a three-bagger
a wolf in sheep's clothing
at a glance
bag lady
bark up the wrong tree
becomes you
bend the rules
catch your eye
cauliflower ear
check over
check that
check this out
claws are showing
cut a fine figure
double take
dust bunny
eye candy
eyeball this
find fault
frame
future looks bright
get a load of that
give her the eye
give him the evil eye
give it the once-over
have a boo
have a looksee
head in the sand
headhunter
hold the fort
hold your nose
if looks could kill
it works
jive ass [B]
keep an eye out
keep fit
keep your eyes peeled
lay eyes on
leave no stone unturned
lo and behold
look daggers
look down on
look down your nose at
look high and low
look like death warmed over
look out for
look over
look over your shoulder
look sharp
no matter how you slice it
pass for
peep this
peer sneer
pick holes in
pound the pavement
read up on
run down
run the gamut
show you up
stick out like a sore thumb
suits you
take a boo
take a gander
take a look
take care of
the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
the spitting image
till you're blue in the face
turn a blind eye
turn the other way
under my care
watch out
watch over
x marks the spot
looking
can't see for looking
caught looking
chip on his shoulder
cruise
down in the mouth
even a blind pig can find an acorn
fall into my lap
feast your eyes on
hot on the trail
in the long run
in the pink
navel-gazing
on my case
on the make
open a window
picky
the picture of health
tunnel vision
without batting an eye
loonie
buck
shekel
loony
nut house
out of your tree
loop
faze me out
out of the loop
looped
plastered
snapped
loose
beside myself
come undone
odds and ends
potato sack
loot
a piece of the action
coin
lose
at stake
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
bite the dust
blow a bundle
blow up
blow your lid/stack/top
buckle under
burn up
cat got your tongue
come undone
come unglued
dampen your spirits
ditch him
drive you to distraction
drop a bundle
drop behind
easy come, easy go
fly off the handle
get bageled
get mad
give and take
give you odds
go bonkers
go crazy
go downhill
hit the ceiling
hold up
hold your temper
hot tempered
keep your head
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
lose count
lose favor
lose ground
lose it
lose out
lose track
lose your appetite
lose your cool
lose your head
lose your marbles
lose your mind
lose your shirt
lose your touch
make good time
mind go blank
out of patience
parachute
peter out
pride goeth before a fall
psych out
quit while you're ahead
shake him
slip
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
stand to lose
suffer a setback
take a dive
the price you have to pay
there's no tomorrow
throw a game
throw cold water on
wipe out
you snooze, you lose
loser
bet on a lame rooster
it's all over but the crying
losing
a losing streak
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
in the red
losing it
losing streak
mount a comeback
put to shame
loss
a bitter pill
a dead loss
bogof
dead-cat bounce
dodge a bullet
drawing card
give a black eye
in the red
kiss of death
peanuts
shortfall
write it off
losses
boom or bust
cut losses
lost
a goner
a wash-out
beat it
beyond help
beyond repair
butt out
buzz off
down the drain
down the tubes
fuck off [B]
get going
get out of your hair
git
go tell your mother she wants you
hopes dashed
in the drink
in the hole
it takes two to tango
it's now or never
kiss off
kiss that one goodbye
make yourself scarce
pay up
sob story
take a hike
take off, eh
the one that got away
lot
a bad time
a barrel of laughs
a blast
a bunch of malarkey
a full plate
a heavyweight
a hollow leg
a holy pile
a lot of bunk
a lot of folderol
a pain in the ass [B]
a pretty penny
a riot
a rough time
a shitload
a snootful
a tempest in a teapot
all talk and no action
all the bells and whistles
an old hand at
and then some
armed to the teeth
as all get-out
ask for the moon
big bucks
big time
blow a bundle
blow sky high
book worm
bring the house down
by leaps and bounds
cost a pretty penny
cost an arm and a leg
couch potato
crazy about
cry her heart out
cry me a river
cry your eyes out
done it all
drink like a fish
drive me crazy
easy street
eat like a horse
everything from soup to nuts
fill your face
fun and games
gas
give an arm and a leg
give him an inch and he'll take a mile
grill you
had enough
have deep pockets
heaven help us
high roller
hit paydirt
in a big way
in clover
in the worst way
kill me
kiss the blarney stone
know your stuff
like crazy/like mad
like nobody's business
live it up
mad about
make a big deal of it
make a bundle
megabucks
money to burn
more than you can shake a stick at
nuts about
one born every minute
oodles
pig out
piss pot full [B]
pot of gold
pour it on
power to burn
power user
praise him to the skies
put in time
put yourself out
raise a stink
rake in the dough
roll out the red carpet
run off at the mouth
save a bundle
scads
scare the life out of me
serious coin
sing his praises
smoke like a furnace
speak volumes
steamy
strike it rich
strip mall
talk big
talk the leg off the lamb of God
talk your head off
thanks a bunch
thanks a million
there's one born every minute
through the mill
through the wringer
tie one on
to beat the band
toast
tons
tube head
under pressure
up the wahoozey
whack
wild about
win big
windbag
work cut out for
worth their weight in gold
yak
loud
at the top of his voice
bigmouth
blabbermouth
full blast
laugh your head off
make a scene
out loud
sing up a storm
under my breath
louder
crank it up
don't get mad; get even
speak up
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
loudest
that takes the cake
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
loudly
at the top of his voice
lounges
a bar fly
lousy
crummy
shabby
love
a crush on
a roll in the hay [B]
all's fair in love and war
car buff
cup runneth over
cut a wide swath
cut him off [B]
do me
fall for
fall in love
falling in love
go all the way (sex)
have nookie
have sex
head over heels
in love
is you is, or is you ain't my baby
it takes two to tango
life is not all guns and roses
love at first sight
love conquers all
love is where you find it
love them and leave them
mad about
make whoopee
puppy love
screw [B]
sleep around [B]
sob story
steal your heart
steamy
sweep you off your feet
sweet on
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
throw yourself at him
touch you
workaholic
worship the ground she walks on
you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody
loved
it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
it takes two to tango
love is where you find it
lovelies
bevy of beauties
gash
lovely
ducky
lover
break up
cry the blues
have an affair
love is blind
Lovers' Leap
old flame
loving
make love
low
a dime a dozen
a steal
behind the curve
blue
bottom out
buyer's market
clear out
down
drive a hard bargain
feel blue
for a song
keep a low profile
leave no stone unturned
lemon
low-ball him
on the lam
soft market
low-priced
loss leader
lower
behind the curve
hard nosed
play second fiddle
slip
take him down a peg
lowest
bottom rung
loyal
dance with the one who brought you
pay your dues
stand by me
true blue
luck
a bummer
a lucky break
a rough time of it
a tough time of it
all goes well
as luck would have it
break a leg
damn the luck [B]
darn my luck
every cloud has a silver lining
fucked by the fickle finger of fate [B]
luck out
lucky streak
on a roll
out of luck
pipe dream
pure luck
quit while you're ahead
ride the wave
take a chance
tempt fate
the luck of the Irish
touch wood
tough bananas
tough luck
you have to be good to be lucky
lucky
a hot hand
big break
bully for you
down on his luck
horse shoes up his ass [B]
laughing
luck out
lucky dog
lucky streak
nine lives
on a roll
seven come eleven
should be so lucky
string of good luck
stroke of good luck
wysiwyg
you can thank your lucky stars
luggage
check your bags
lunch
a bite to eat
do lunch
Dutch treat
grab a bite to eat
have a bite
this one is on me
lurch
pull the plug
lush
tank
luxuries
no-frills
luxurious
cushy
ritzy
luxury
high on the hog
XL
lying
keep you honest
kicking around
lynching
a necktie party
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