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Base language: EN
Letter: l
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 488 (50 per page)(to lay) lying down on the job
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To do one's job poorly or not at all.
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The new manager fired two people he accused of lying down on the job too much.
To do one's job poorly or not at all.
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The new manager fired two people he accused of lying down on the job too much.
A se lasa (S-a lasat) pe tanjala
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A lucra incet, cu lene. A neglija sau a amâna lucrul.
Exemple:
Directorul a dat afara doi oameni pe care ii acuza ca s-au lasat pe tanjala prea mult.
Origine:
TANJALA: Un fel de protap care se foloseste pentru a prinde a doua pereche de vite în jug, pentru a lega de jug uneltele agricole cu tractiune animala sau pentru a transporta greutati mari.
Acest atelaj este de obicei condus de un om care in timpul transportului mai face pauze pentru ca animalele sa se odihneasca sprijinindu-se pe TANJALA. De multe ori, ramane pe TANJALA mai mult decat este necesar.
De aici expresia "S-a lasat pe tanjeala".
L-bomb
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L-bomb (plural L-bombs)
1. (idiomatic) an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship
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L-bomb (plural L-bombs)
1. (idiomatic) an expression of love, usually one that provokes a significant change in a relationship
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L'esprit de l'escalier
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l'esprit de l'escalier (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A conversational remark or rejoinder that only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.
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l'esprit de l'escalier (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) A conversational remark or rejoinder that only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed.
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Labor of love
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labor of love (plural labors of love)
1. (idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.
? Writing a textbook has become more a labor of love than a money-making enterprise, wrote the professor, because of the peculiar way the books are now marketed.
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labor of love (plural labors of love)
1. (idiomatic) A task performed voluntarily without expectation of reimbursement; an altruistic work or undertaking.
? Writing a textbook has become more a labor of love than a money-making enterprise, wrote the professor, because of the peculiar way the books are now marketed.
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Labour of love
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labour of love (plural labours of love)
1. (idiomatic) UK spelling of labor of love.
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labour of love (plural labours of love)
1. (idiomatic) UK spelling of labor of love.
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Laced-up
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laced-up (comparative more laced-up, superlative most laced-up)
1. (of clothing, footwear etc.) Fastened with a lace.
2. (of a film) Fixed in the sprockets of the projector.
3. (idiomatic) Restrained; uptight.
4. (informal) Ready for a fight (and numerous derived shades of meaning).
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laced-up (comparative more laced-up, superlative most laced-up)
1. (of clothing, footwear etc.) Fastened with a lace.
2. (of a film) Fixed in the sprockets of the projector.
3. (idiomatic) Restrained; uptight.
4. (informal) Ready for a fight (and numerous derived shades of meaning).
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Ladies and gentlemen
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ladies and gentlemen (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) Used to address an audience.
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ladies and gentlemen (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) Used to address an audience.
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Ladies' lounge
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ladies' lounge (plural ladies' lounges)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see lady, lounge.
2. (Australia) A room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the publi
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ladies' lounge (plural ladies' lounges)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see lady, lounge.
2. (Australia) A room in a pub or hotel, separate from the main drinking area, in which drinks are served; originally a place for women to drink in when not welcome or not comfortable in the traditionally male-oriented public bar, and latterly a more genteel area than the publi
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Ladies' man
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ladies' man (plural ladies' men)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of lady's man.
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ladies' man (plural ladies' men)
1. (idiomatic) Alternative form of lady's man.
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Lady garden
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lady garden (plural lady gardens)
1. (slang, idiomatic) A woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.
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lady garden (plural lady gardens)
1. (slang, idiomatic) A woman's pubic hair, and the area around it.
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Lady of the night
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lady of the night (plural ladies of the night)
1. (idiomatic) prostitute
? They call her the lady of the night
? She's a woman of the world
? and easy-living girl with love for sale
? that's what they call her the lady of the night - Donna Summer - Lady Of The Night
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lady of the night (plural ladies of the night)
1. (idiomatic) prostitute
? They call her the lady of the night
? She's a woman of the world
? and easy-living girl with love for sale
? that's what they call her the lady of the night - Donna Summer - Lady Of The Night
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Lady or tiger
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lady or the tiger
1. (idiomatic) A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
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lady or the tiger
1. (idiomatic) A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
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Lady's man
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lady's man (plural lady's men or ladies' men)
1. (idiomatic) A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.
2. (idiomatic) A womanizer.
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lady's man (plural lady's men or ladies' men)
1. (idiomatic) A man who attracts women and enjoys their company.
2. (idiomatic) A womanizer.
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Lame duck
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A person or organization in difficulty and unable to manage without help is called a lame duck.
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Some banks have become lame ducks recently.
A person or organization in difficulty and unable to manage without help is called a lame duck.
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Some banks have become lame ducks recently.
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Lame duck
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A person or organization in difficulty and unable to manage without help is called a lame duck.
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Some banks have become lame ducks recently.
A person or organization in difficulty and unable to manage without help is called a lame duck.
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Some banks have become lame ducks recently.
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Lame joke
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lame joke (plural lame jokes)
1. (idiomatic) An attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.
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lame joke (plural lame jokes)
1. (idiomatic) An attempt at humor which is perceived to have been used previously to the point of being cliche, or was never funny to begin with.
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Land of milk and honey
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land of milk and honey (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) An imaginary utopian place.
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land of milk and honey (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) An imaginary utopian place.
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Land of opportunity
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land of opportunity
1. (idiomatic) A nickname for the United States.
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land of opportunity
1. (idiomatic) A nickname for the United States.
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Land of plenty
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land of plenty
1. (idiomatic) A utopia that provides for all one's needs
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land of plenty
1. (idiomatic) A utopia that provides for all one's needs
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Land of the living
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This is a humorous way of saying that someone is still alive.
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Hi there! Glad to see you're still in the land of the living!
This is a humorous way of saying that someone is still alive.
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Hi there! Glad to see you're still in the land of the living!
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Land on one's feet
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land on one's feet
1. (idiomatic) To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.
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land on one's feet
1. (idiomatic) To be lucky, or successful, often in difficult situations.
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Land on your feet
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If you land on your feet, you make a quick recovery after a difficulty such as a business failure, an illness, a loss, etc.
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Don't worry about Bob. He always lands on his feet.
If you land on your feet, you make a quick recovery after a difficulty such as a business failure, an illness, a loss, etc.
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Don't worry about Bob. He always lands on his feet.
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Land poor
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land poor (comparative more land poor, superlative most land poor)
1. (US, idiomatic) In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.
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land poor (comparative more land poor, superlative most land poor)
1. (US, idiomatic) In a condition of poverty as a result of inability to meet tax payments or other financial requirements for one's land holdings.
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Landing strip
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landing strip (plural landing strips)
1. (aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
2. (idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.
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landing strip (plural landing strips)
1. (aviation) A runway for aircraft, especially one which is auxiliary or temporary.
2. (idiomatic) A cultivated pubic hair pattern in which much of the pubic hair is removed, leaving only a central vertical line or rectangle.
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Landslide victory
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The victory of a candidate or a political party by an overwhelming majority is called a landslide victory.
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Major newspapers predict a landslide victory for the Democratic Party.
The victory of a candidate or a political party by an overwhelming majority is called a landslide victory.
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Major newspapers predict a landslide victory for the Democratic Party.
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Lap dog
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lap dog (plural lap dogs)
1. A small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
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lap dog (plural lap dogs)
1. A small dog, kept as household pet, whose light weight and companionable temperament make it both suited and disposed to spend time resting in the comfort of its master's lap; a dog bred to behave in this manner.
2. (idiomatic, by extension) A person who behaves in a servile manner, such as a sycophantic employee or a fawning lover.
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Lap of luxury
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lap of luxury (singular only)
1. (idiomatic) A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.
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lap of luxury (singular only)
1. (idiomatic) A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.
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Lap up
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lap up (third-person singular simple present laps up, present participle lapping up, simple past and past participle lapped up)
1. To consume by lapping
? The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl
2. (idiomatic) To revel in, to overtly enjoy
? You could see she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.
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lap up (third-person singular simple present laps up, present participle lapping up, simple past and past participle lapped up)
1. To consume by lapping
? The cat's lapping up the milk in its bowl
2. (idiomatic) To revel in, to overtly enjoy
? You could see she was pleased, she was lapping up the applause.
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Larger than life
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A person who is larger than life attracts special attention because they are very impressive or unusually remarkable in their appearance, behaviour or personality.
larger than life (not comparable)
1. (sometimes hyphenated) Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.
2. (idiomatic, sometimes hypenated, usually of a person) Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.
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He was a larger-then-life character, both onstage and behind the scene.
A person who is larger than life attracts special attention because they are very impressive or unusually remarkable in their appearance, behaviour or personality.
larger than life (not comparable)
1. (sometimes hyphenated) Of greater size or magnitude than is naturally or normally the case.
2. (idiomatic, sometimes hypenated, usually of a person) Very imposing, renowned, or impressively influential.
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He was a larger-then-life character, both onstage and behind the scene.
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Lash out
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If you lash out at somebody, you attack them, usually verbally.
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On the ninth hole, Pete suddenly lashed out at Scott and accused him of cheating.
If you lash out at somebody, you attack them, usually verbally.
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On the ninth hole, Pete suddenly lashed out at Scott and accused him of cheating.
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Last burst of fire
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last burst of fire (plural last bursts of fire)
1. (idiomatic) A final effort, a final attempt before stopping.
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last burst of fire (plural last bursts of fire)
1. (idiomatic) A final effort, a final attempt before stopping.
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Last minute
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last minute
1. (idiomatic) An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
? I like to do everything at the last minute. It does tend to make me late for things, though.
last minute
1. (idiomatic) Very close to a deadline.
? That last minute revision really paid o
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last minute
1. (idiomatic) An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
? I like to do everything at the last minute. It does tend to make me late for things, though.
last minute
1. (idiomatic) Very close to a deadline.
? That last minute revision really paid o
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Last of the big spenders
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last of the big spenders (plural last of the big spenders)
1. (idiomatic, ironic) Someone who doesn't spend much money.
? "He bought you a sandwich?" / "Yeah, you know him, the last of the big spenders."
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last of the big spenders (plural last of the big spenders)
1. (idiomatic, ironic) Someone who doesn't spend much money.
? "He bought you a sandwich?" / "Yeah, you know him, the last of the big spenders."
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Last resort
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To say that you would so something as a last resort means that it is the last thing you would do if you were desperate and all other courses of action had failed.
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I still haven't found a hotel for the night; I can always sleep in the car as a last resort!
To say that you would so something as a last resort means that it is the last thing you would do if you were desperate and all other courses of action had failed.
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I still haven't found a hotel for the night; I can always sleep in the car as a last resort!
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Last supper
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Last Supper
1. (Christianity) The Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.
Last Supper (plural Last Suppers)
1. An artistic representation of this event.
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Last Supper
1. (Christianity) The Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.
Last Supper (plural Last Suppers)
1. An artistic representation of this event.
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Last thing
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last thing (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) late in the day
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last thing (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) late in the day
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Last thing one needs
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the last thing one needs (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Something not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.
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the last thing one needs (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Something not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.
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Last trump
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last trump (plural last trumps)
1. The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.
2. (by extension) forever.
? We could wait until the last trump and no-one will turn up.
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last trump (plural last trumps)
1. The moment of God's final judgement on Earth.
2. (by extension) forever.
? We could wait until the last trump and no-one will turn up.
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Last word
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Something described as the last word is the most recent or most fashionable in its category.
last word (plural last words)
1. (idiomatic, often preceded by "the" and followed by "in") The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.
2. (idiomatic) Concluding remarks or comments
3. (in the plural) the final statement uttered by a person before death.
4. (idiomatic) A final decision, or the right to make such a decision.
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Steve's new computer is the last word in technology.
Something described as the last word is the most recent or most fashionable in its category.
last word (plural last words)
1. (idiomatic, often preceded by "the" and followed by "in") The finest, highest, or ultimate representative of some class of objects.
2. (idiomatic) Concluding remarks or comments
3. (in the plural) the final statement uttered by a person before death.
4. (idiomatic) A final decision, or the right to make such a decision.
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Steve's new computer is the last word in technology.
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Last-ditch
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last-ditch
1. (idiomatic) final, as a last resort; done in desperation.
? He sent flowers in a last-ditch effort to keep her from leaving.
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last-ditch
1. (idiomatic) final, as a last resort; done in desperation.
? He sent flowers in a last-ditch effort to keep her from leaving.
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Latch onto
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latch onto (third-person singular simple present latches onto, present participle latching onto, simple past and past participle latched onto)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.
? They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.
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latch onto (third-person singular simple present latches onto, present participle latching onto, simple past and past participle latched onto)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.
? They latched onto the idea and gave it up only reluctantly.
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Latch-key child
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latch-key child (plural latch-key children)
1. (idiomatic) A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).
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latch-key child (plural latch-key children)
1. (idiomatic) A child who returns home from school to an empty house and therefore must unlock/unlatch the exterior door with a key, especially a child of working or absent parent(s).
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Late bloomer
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late bloomer (plural late bloomers)
1. (idiomatic) A person who reaches puberty or who matures comparatively later than is typical.
2. (idiomatic) A person who achieves proficiency or success in a field comparatively late in life.
3. (horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.
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late bloomer (plural late bloomers)
1. (idiomatic) A person who reaches puberty or who matures comparatively later than is typical.
2. (idiomatic) A person who achieves proficiency or success in a field comparatively late in life.
3. (horticulture) A flowering plant that blooms later in a growing season than other flowering plants.
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Late model
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late model
1. (idiomatic) Recently designed or fabricated; new.
? He drove a late model Ford.
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late model
1. (idiomatic) Recently designed or fabricated; new.
? He drove a late model Ford.
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Laugh a minute
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laugh a minute (plural laugh a minutes)
1. (idiomatic) A funny thing or person.
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laugh a minute (plural laugh a minutes)
1. (idiomatic) A funny thing or person.
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Laugh all the way to the bank
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A person who makes a lot of money easily, especially through someone else's stupidity, is said to laugh all the way to the bank.
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If we fail to renew the contract, our competitors will be laughing all the way to the bank.
A person who makes a lot of money easily, especially through someone else's stupidity, is said to laugh all the way to the bank.
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If we fail to renew the contract, our competitors will be laughing all the way to the bank.
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Laugh in one's sleeve
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laugh in one's sleeve
1. (US, Canada, idiomatic) To laugh secretly or to oneself.
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laugh in one's sleeve
1. (US, Canada, idiomatic) To laugh secretly or to oneself.
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Laugh like a drain
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to laugh like a drain
1. (UK, simile) To laugh with a loud, coarse sound
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to laugh like a drain
1. (UK, simile) To laugh with a loud, coarse sound
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Laugh like a hyena
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laugh like a hyena
1. (simile) To laugh hysterically
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laugh like a hyena
1. (simile) To laugh hysterically
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Laugh one's head off
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laugh one's head off
1. (idiomatic, informal) To laugh uproariously.
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1. (idiomatic, informal) To laugh uproariously.
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