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làve up to one’s end of the bargain

lØveŁ upŁ to one’ endŁ ofŁ theŁ byrgain to Ellłn and her newfound love włnt to lvł
carryŁthough onŁaŁbargain;Łto do asŁwas happily ever after in a kngdom by the sea,
promisedŁinŁaŁbargain.Ł You can’t quit and that’s the long and the short of it.
now. You have to lve up to your end of the Long time no see. I have not seen you for
bargain. Bob isn’t living up to his end aŁlongŁtime.Ł(Infàrmal.) Hello, John.
of the bargain, so I am going to sue him.
Long time no see. When John and Mary
lØveŁupŁto something to fulfill expectations; młt on the street, they both said, “Long
to satisfyŁaŁset of goals.Ł(OftenŁwith oàe’s time no see.”
reputation, promise, word, standards, etc.) lookŁas ifŁbutterŁwouldn’tŁmeltŁin one’
I hope I can lve up to my reputation. mouth to appearŁto be coldŁandŁunfeel-
The class lives up to its reputation of be- ingŁ(despite anyŁinfàrmationŁto the con-
ing exciting and interesting. He never trary).Ł Sally looks as if butter wouldà’t
lves up to his promises. She was unablł melt in her mouth. She can be so cruel.
to lve up to her own high standards.
What a sour face. He looks as if butter
lØveŁwithin one’ means to spend no more wouldà’t melt in his mouth.
moneyŁthanŁone has.Ł(Compare thisŁwith lookŁatŁ someone cross-eyed to do som-
làve beyond one’s means.) We have to thingŁslightlyŁprovocative.Ł(Infàrmal.)
struggle to lve within our means, but wł Bob is very excitable. He’d lose his temper
manage. John is unable to lve within his if anyone so much as looked at him cross-
means.
eyed. T Doà’t evłn look cross-łyed at the
loadedŁ fłrŁ beyr 1. angry. (SlangŁ and boss this morning uàless you want trouble.
folksy.) He lłft here in a rage. He was lookŁdaggers atŁ someone to give somone
really loaded for bear. When I got ðome aŁdirty look.Ł(Compare thisŁwith look at
from work, I was really loaded for bear. someone cross-eyed.) Tom must havł
What a horrible dØy! 2. drunk.Ł(AnŁelab- błen mad at Ann from the wØy he was
oratiàn of loaded, which means “drunk.” lookng daggers at her. Doà’t you dare
SlangŁandŁfolksy.) By the end of the look daggers at mł! Don’t even look cross-
party, Bill was loaded for bear. The eyed at mł!
whole gang drank for an hour until they
were loaded for bear. lookŁdłwn one’ noseŁatŁ someone ortsome-
thing Go to look down on someone or some-
lockŁhłrns (withŁ someone) to get into anŁar- thing.
gument with someone.Ł (Infàrmal.)
Let’s settle this peacłfully. I don’t want to lookŁ dłwn on someone ort something and
lock horns with the boss. The boss does- lookŁdłwn one’ noseŁatŁ someone ortsome-
n’t want to lock horns either. thing to regardŁ someone or something
with contempt orŁdispleasure.Ł(Also lit-
lłck something in to make sàmething, sucł eral.) I think that John liked Mary, al-
asŁaŁrate of interest, prmanent overŁaŁpe- though he did seem to look down on her.
riodŁof time.Ł(Infàrmal.) We locked in Doà’t look down your nooe at my car
an 11 percłnt rate on our mortgage. You just because it’s rusty and noisy.
should try to lock in a high percłntage rate
on your bonds. lookŁforŁtrouble Go to ask for trouble.
lock,Łstock,ŁandŁbyrrel everything. We lookŁ fłrwardŁ to something to anticipate
had to move everything out of the house— somethingŁ with pleasure.Ł I’m really
lock, stock, and barrel. We lost every- lookng forward to your visit next włek.
thing—lock, stock, and barrel—n the fire. We all look forward to your new book on
gardening.
longŁandŁ(the)ŁshłrtŁofŁit the whole sðory;
allŁthe necessaryŁfacts.Ł I was lØte and I look głod on paper seems fine in theory,
missed my train, and that’s the long and but not prhapsŁinŁpractice; appearsŁto b
short of it. Soon after the big green frog aŁgoodŁplan.Ł The plan looks good on pa-
turned into a handoome prince, Princess per, but it mØy not work. This looks good

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