English Idioms Beginning with L
English Idioms Beginning with L
- labor of love
- lab rat
- laced mutton
- laced up
- ladies' man
- lady garden
- lady or tiger
- lady's man
- landing strip
- land of opportunity
- land on one's feet
- land poor
- lap dog
- lap of luxury
- lap up
- large and in charge
- last burst of fire
- last ditch
- last full measure
- last hurrah
- last mile
- last minute
- last nail in the coffin
- last of the big spenders
- last resort
- last roundup
- last straw
- Last Supper
- last thing
- last thing one needs
- last trump
- last word
- latch-key child
- latch onto
- late model
- lathered up
- laugh all the way to the bank
- laugh a minute
- laughing stock
- laugh in one's sleeve
- laugh one's head off
- laugh out of court
- laugh up one's sleeve
- laundry list
- law of the jungle
- lay a finger on
- lay an anchor to the windward
- lay an egg
- lay at someone's door
- lay by the heels
- lay down the law
- lay down the marker
- lay eggs
- lay eyes on
- lay hands on
- lay it on thick
- lay odds
- lay off
- lay of the land
- lay on
- lay on the line
- lay over
- lay rubber
- lay something at the feet of
- lay store by
- lay the groundwork
- lay to rest
- L bomb
- lead a cat-and-dog life
- lead by the nose
- leading light
- lead nowhere
- lead on
- lead someone up the garden path
- lead the line
- lead time
- lead up to
- lead with one's chin
- leaps and bounds
- leap to mind
- learn to walk before one can run
- least said, soonest mended
- leather lunged
- leather working
- leave a sour taste in one's mouth
- leave at the door
- leave behind
- leave home
- leave it all on the field
- leave it at that
- leave it be
- leave no crumbs
- leave no stone unturned
- leave off
- leave on
- leave someone high and dry
- leave someone holding the baby
- leave someone in the lurch
- leave someone out in the cold
- leave someone to their own devices
- leave something to be desired
- leave the ball in someone's court
- leave the door open
- left-handed compliment
- left turn
- legal beagle
- legal duty
- legend in one's own lifetime
- legend in one's own lunchtime
- lemon law
- lend a hand
- lend an ear
- lend itself to
- les jeux sont faits
- lesser of two evils
- let alone
- let bygones be bygones
- let down
- let drive
- let fly
- let go and let God
- let it all hang out
- let it be
- let loose
- let nature take its course
- let off
- let on
- let one go
- let oneself go
- let one's hair down
- let out
- let's be having you
- let's get the party started
- let's get this circus on the road
- let sleeping dogs lie
- let slide
- let slip
- let's not and say we did
- let someone down gently
- let someone go
- let someone have it
- let something slip
- letters after one's name
- let the cat out of the bag
- let the chips fall where they may
- let the grass grow under one's feet
- let the perfect be the enemy of the good
- let well alone
- level best
- level headed
- level off
- level to the ground
- level with
- libel chill
- licence to print money
- lick and a promise
- lick into shape
- lick one's chops
- lick one's wounds
- lie at someone's door
- lie back and think of England
- lie before
- lie through one's teeth
- life and soul of the party
- life is too short
- life of Riley
- life of the party
- lift all boats
- lift one's game
- lift someone's spirits
- light a fire under
- light at the end of the tunnel
- light bucket
- lighten someone's purse
- lighten up
- lightning fast
- lightning in a bottle
- lightning quick
- light up
- like a bull at a gate
- like a champ
- like a duck takes to water
- like a phoenix from the ashes
- like mother, like daughter
- like one's life depended on it
- like talking to a wall
- like the cat that got the cream
- like there is no tomorrow
- like the sound of one's own voice
- like water off a duck's back
- lily livered
- line in the sand
- line of fire
- line one's pockets
- lion hearted
- lion's den
- lion's share
- lip service
- liquid courage
- listen up
- live a lie
- live and let live
- live beyond one's means
- live in the past
- live in the shadow of
- live it up
- live large
- live off
- live off
- live on
- live one
- live on the edge
- live over the brush
- live paycheck to paycheck
- live rent-free in someone's mind
- live the dream
- live to tell the tale
- live with
- living death
- living end
- living proof
- loaded for bear
- loaded language
- loaded word
- load of shit
- load up
- loaf about
- loaf around
- locker room humor
- lock horns
- lock into
- log off
- lone gunman
- lone it
- long arm
- long arm of the law
- long drink
- long finger
- long green
- long haul
- long in the tooth
- long odds
- long pork
- long row to hoe
- long run
- long screwdriver
- long shot
- long since
- long story short
- long time
- long time no hear
- long time no see
- look as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
- look before one leaps
- look down on
- look down one's nose
- look for a dog to kick
- look for number one
- look forward to
- look here
- look in
- look into
- look like
- look off
- look on
- look out
- look out for number one
- look over one's shoulder
- look the other way
- look the part
- look through
- look to
- look up
- look up and down
- look what the cat's dragged in
- loom large
- loose cannon
- loose change
- loose end
- loose ends
- loose lip
- loosen someone's tongue
- loosen the apron strings
- loosen the purse strings
- lord it over
- lord of the flies
- Lord's Supper
- Lord willing and the creek don't rise
- lose face
- lose ground
- lose it
- lose one's cool
- lose one's head
- lose one's mind
- lose one's shirt
- lose one's shit
- lose one's temper
- lose one's touch
- lose one's wits
- lose the bell
- lose the number of one's mess
- lose touch
- loss of face
- lost cause
- lost errand
- lost in the shuffle
- lost in translation
- lost on
- lost soul
- lots of luck in your senior year
- louse up
- love at first sight
- love goggles
- love muscle
- love nest
- love of one's life
- low blow
- low down
- lower one's sights
- lower the bar
- lower the boom
- low-hanging fruit
- low on the totem pole
- low road
- lubrication payment
- luck of the draw
- luck out
- lucky break
- lucky dip
- lucky dog
- lucky duckling
- lucky star
- lump in one's throat
- lump to one's throat
- lunatics have taken over the asylum
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