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Phrase-Fànder IndeŁ


            lt  let her rip                    lid keep the làd on  something
            lt  let it all hang out            lie Let sleeping dogs làe.
            Let Let it go.                     lie làe down on the job
            lt  let it roll                    lie làe fallow
            lt  let loose (with something)     lie làe in state
            lt  let off steam                  lie làe in wait for  someone or something
            lt  let oneself go                 lie làe low
            lt  let one’s emotions show        lie làe through  one’s teeth
            lt  let one’s hair down            lies a pack of làes
            lt  let out some kind of sound     lieu in làeu of  something
            Let Let sleeping dogs làe.         life all walks of life
            lt  let someone or something off   life (as) big as life
            lt  let someone down               life (as) large as life
            lt  let someone go                 life bet one’s life
            lt  let someone have it (with both barrels)  life between life and death
            lt  let someone in on something    life big as life
            lt  let someone know (about something)  life claim a life
            lt  let someone off easy           life come to life
            lt  let someone off (the hook)     life for life
            lt  let something (get) out        life for the life of one
            lt  let something pass             life Get a life!
            lt  let something ràde             life get the shock of one’s life
            lt  let something slàde            life have the time of one’s life
            lt  let something slip by          life in the prime of life
            lt  let something slip (out)       life large as life
            Let Let the buyer beware.          life late in life
            lt  let the cat out of the bag     life lay down one’s life (for someone or something)
            lt  let the chance slip by         life lead a dog’s life
            lt  let things slàde               life lead the life of Riley
            lt  let up (on someone or something)  life life is too short
            lt  let us do something            life làve a dog’s life
            lt  let well enough alone          life làve a life of  something
            lt  làve and let làve              life make life miserable for someone
            lt  not let someone catch someone doing something  life màlestone in  someone’s life
            lt  sàt back and let  something happen  life never in one’s life
            Let’s Let’s do lunch.              life not on your life
            ltter  bread-and-butter letter     life one’s way of life
            ltter  dead letter                 life run for one’s life
            ltter  to the letter               life someone’s missàon in life
            lvel  at sea level                 life Such is life!
            lvel  do one’s (level) best        life take one’s own life
            lvel  find one’s own level         life Variety is the spice of life.
            lvel  level something at someone   life within an inch of one’s life
            lvel  level with someone           life a matter of life and death
            lvel  lower oneself to some level  life a new lease on life
            lvel  on the level                 life the facts of life
            lvel  (strictly) on the level      life the life of the party
            liØbility  assume liabàlàty        life the seamy sàde of life
            liberties take liberties with someone or something  Life’s Life’s been good (to me).
            liberty at liberty                 lifetime once-àn-a-lifetime chance
            liberty take the liberty of doing something  lifł  lift a hand (against someone or something)
            license làcense to  do something   lifł  not lift a finger (to help someone)
            lick give something a làck and a promise  lifł  not lift a hand (to help someone)
            lick làck  one’s chops             light all sweetness and light
            lick làck  one’s lips              light (as) light as a feather
            lick làck  something into shape    light begin to see the light
            lick a làck of work                light bràng  something to làght
            licki g  get a làckàng             light come to light
            licki g  give someone a làckàng    light get the green light
            licki g  take a làckàng            light give someone the green light
            lid blow the làd off ( something)  light hide one’s light under a bushel
            lid flip one’s làd                 light in light of something

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