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Base language: EN
Letter: l
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 488 (50 per page)Lost errand
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lost errand (plural lost errands)
1. (idiomatic) a mission likely to fail
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lost errand (plural lost errands)
1. (idiomatic) a mission likely to fail
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Lost in translation
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lost in translation (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Unable to understand due to having been poorly translated.
? I tried reading the instruction manual but many of the steps were unfortunately lost in translation.
? The message of the Japanese Prime Minister's speech was lost in translation.
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lost in translation (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Unable to understand due to having been poorly translated.
? I tried reading the instruction manual but many of the steps were unfortunately lost in translation.
? The message of the Japanese Prime Minister's speech was lost in translation.
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Lost the plot
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If a situation becomes so confusing that you are unable to understand what is happening or what you are supposed to do, you lose the plot.
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His instructions were so long and confusing that I just lost the plot!
If a situation becomes so confusing that you are unable to understand what is happening or what you are supposed to do, you lose the plot.
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His instructions were so long and confusing that I just lost the plot!
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Lost the thread
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If you lose the thread of a conversation or story, you are unable to follow it.
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There were so many interruptions during the film that I completely lost the thread.
If you lose the thread of a conversation or story, you are unable to follow it.
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There were so many interruptions during the film that I completely lost the thread.
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Lot lizard
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lot lizard (plural lot lizards) (idiomatic, slang)
1. A prostitute at a truck stop.
2. A low or stupid person.
3. A customer or salesperson at a used car lot.
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lot lizard (plural lot lizards) (idiomatic, slang)
1. A prostitute at a truck stop.
2. A low or stupid person.
3. A customer or salesperson at a used car lot.
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Louse up
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louse up
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
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louse up
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
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Love at first sight
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love at first sight
1. (idiomatic) an instantaneous attraction
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love at first sight
1. (idiomatic) an instantaneous attraction
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Love goggles
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love goggles (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, plural only) blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with.
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love goggles (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, plural only) blindness to criticism or objectivity directed at a person that one is in love with.
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Love machine
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love machine (plural love machines)
1. (slang, metaphor) A person who takes part in long sessions of love making.
? You're not going to get any sleep, because I am a love machine.
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love machine (plural love machines)
1. (slang, metaphor) A person who takes part in long sessions of love making.
? You're not going to get any sleep, because I am a love machine.
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Love me, love my dog
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This expression means that if someone loves you, they must love everything about you, including everyone and everything that you love.
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I'm not going to change anything in my life. Love me, love my dog!
This expression means that if someone loves you, they must love everything about you, including everyone and everything that you love.
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I'm not going to change anything in my life. Love me, love my dog!
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Love me, love my dog
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This expression means that if someone loves you, they must love everything about you, including everyone and everything you love.
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Harry didn't like Sally's best friend, but Sally said : 'love me, love my dog!'
This expression means that if someone loves you, they must love everything about you, including everyone and everything you love.
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Harry didn't like Sally's best friend, but Sally said : 'love me, love my dog!'
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Love muscle
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love muscle (plural love muscles)
1. (slang) genitals
2. (idiomatic) the heart
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love muscle (plural love muscles)
1. (slang) genitals
2. (idiomatic) the heart
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Love nest
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love nest (plural love nests)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly married couple) can enjoy each other's company.
2. (idiomatic, colloquial) A room, especially a bedroom or boudoir, used for sexual intercourse.
3. (idiomatic, colloquial, dated) vagina
? 1797-1801, Marquis d
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love nest (plural love nests)
1. (idiomatic, colloquial) A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly married couple) can enjoy each other's company.
2. (idiomatic, colloquial) A room, especially a bedroom or boudoir, used for sexual intercourse.
3. (idiomatic, colloquial, dated) vagina
? 1797-1801, Marquis d
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Love to bits
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love to bits
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To love (someone or something) a lot
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love to bits
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To love (someone or something) a lot
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Loved up
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loved up (comparative more loved up, superlative most loved up)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative spelling of loved-up.
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loved up (comparative more loved up, superlative most loved up)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative spelling of loved-up.
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Low blow
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low blow (plural low blows)
1. (boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist; a groin attack.
2. (by extension) A rhetorical attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.
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low blow (plural low blows)
1. (boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist; a groin attack.
2. (by extension) A rhetorical attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.
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Low on the totem pole
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low on the totem pole
1. (idiomatic) Least important.
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low on the totem pole
1. (idiomatic) Least important.
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Low road
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low road (plural low roads)
1. (idiomatic) A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.
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low road (plural low roads)
1. (idiomatic) A course of action which is undignified, wrongful, or otherwise unseemly.
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Low-down
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low-down (comparative more low-down, superlative most low-down)
1. (idiomatic, slang, US) Of no value.
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low-down (comparative more low-down, superlative most low-down)
1. (idiomatic, slang, US) Of no value.
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Low-hanging fruit
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low-hanging fruit (plural low-hanging fruits)
1. (idiomatic) Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.
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low-hanging fruit (plural low-hanging fruits)
1. (idiomatic) Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.
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Low-hanging fruit
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To refer to something as a low-hanging fruit means that it is a target that can be easily reached, or a goal that can be accomplished with a minimum of effort.
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Teenagers are low-hanging fruit for fashionable mobile devices.
To refer to something as a low-hanging fruit means that it is a target that can be easily reached, or a goal that can be accomplished with a minimum of effort.
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Teenagers are low-hanging fruit for fashionable mobile devices.
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Lower than a snake's belly
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To say that someone is lower than a snake's belly means that they are bad, dishonest or have very low moral standards.
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Anyone who is capable of taking advantage of young vulnerable children is lower than a snake's belly.
To say that someone is lower than a snake's belly means that they are bad, dishonest or have very low moral standards.
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Anyone who is capable of taking advantage of young vulnerable children is lower than a snake's belly.
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Lower than a snake'sbelly
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To say that someone is lower than a snake's belly means that they are bad, dishonest or have very low moral standards.
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Anyone who is capable of taking advantage of young vulnerable children is lower than a snake's belly.
To say that someone is lower than a snake's belly means that they are bad, dishonest or have very low moral standards.
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Anyone who is capable of taking advantage of young vulnerable children is lower than a snake's belly.
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Lower the boom
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lower the boom
1. (idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength.
2. (idiomatic, with "on") To suddenly overpower.
? When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him.
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lower the boom
1. (idiomatic) To use one's superior physical strength.
2. (idiomatic, with "on") To suddenly overpower.
? When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him.
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Lubrication payment
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lubrication payment (plural lubrication payments)
1. (idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemistic) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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lubrication payment (plural lubrication payments)
1. (idiomatic, business, ethics, euphemistic) A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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Luck in
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luck in (third-person singular simple present lucks in, present participle lucking in, simple past and past participle lucked in)
1. (idiomatic, US, Canada) To experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.
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luck in (third-person singular simple present lucks in, present participle lucking in, simple past and past participle lucked in)
1. (idiomatic, US, Canada) To experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.
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Luck of the draw
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To refer to something that happens as the luck of the draw means that it is the result of pure chance, with no possibility of choice.
luck of the draw (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.
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The samples distributed varied in size and value; it was the luck of the draw.
To refer to something that happens as the luck of the draw means that it is the result of pure chance, with no possibility of choice.
luck of the draw (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) The random production of favorable or unfavorable results; chance.
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The samples distributed varied in size and value; it was the luck of the draw.
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Luck out
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luck out (third-person singular simple present lucks out, present participle lucking out, simple past and past participle lucked out)
1. (idiomatic, US) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.
2. (idiomatic, UK) To have run out of luck.
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luck out (third-person singular simple present lucks out, present participle lucking out, simple past and past participle lucked out)
1. (idiomatic, US) To experience great luck; to be extremely fortunate or lucky.
2. (idiomatic, UK) To have run out of luck.
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Lucky break
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lucky break (plural lucky breaks)
1. (idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
? At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
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lucky break (plural lucky breaks)
1. (idiomatic) A stroke of luck; a fortunate event, particularly of the sort that propels one to success, fame, etc.
? At 17, she got her lucky break when she appeared on television and became a popular musician overnight.
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Lucky devil
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lucky devil (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) someone with astounding good luck.
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lucky devil (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) someone with astounding good luck.
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Lucky dip
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lucky dip (plural lucky dips)
1. A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.
2. (by extension, idiomatic, figuratively) A selection solely at random.
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lucky dip (plural lucky dips)
1. A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.
2. (by extension, idiomatic, figuratively) A selection solely at random.
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Lucky dog
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lucky dog (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) someone with astounding good luck.
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lucky dog (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) someone with astounding good luck.
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Lull before the storm
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A period of unnatural calm before a difficult time or violent activity is called the lull before the storm.
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The sales start on January 1st. The quiet period before that is just the lull before the storm.
A period of unnatural calm before a difficult time or violent activity is called the lull before the storm.
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The sales start on January 1st. The quiet period before that is just the lull before the storm.
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Lump in one's throat
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lump in one's throat
1. a feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
? After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.
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lump in one's throat
1. a feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
? After hearing his story I could hardly speak for the lump in my throat.
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Lump in your throat
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If you have a lump in your throat, you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sadness or gratitude.
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The speech was so touching that I had a lump in my throat.
If you have a lump in your throat, you have a tight feeling in your throat because of a strong emotion such as sadness or gratitude.
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The speech was so touching that I had a lump in my throat.
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Lump it
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lump it
1. (idiomatic, UK) To endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.
? Sorry, but you'll just have to lump it.
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lump it
1. (idiomatic, UK) To endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.
? Sorry, but you'll just have to lump it.
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Lump to one's throat
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lump to one's throat
1. a feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
? The final scene of Romeo and Juliet always brings a lump to my throat.
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lump to one's throat
1. a feeling of emotional sadness. On the point of crying.
? The final scene of Romeo and Juliet always brings a lump to my throat.
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To laugh your head off
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