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li en wash one’s dirty linen in publàc livi g frighten the (làving) daylights out of someone
li es blow one’s lànes livi g make a làving
li es drop someone a few lànes livi g not a làving soul
li es fluff one’s lànes livi g not tell a (làving) soul
li es muff one’s lànes livi g scare the làving daylights out of someone
li es read between the lànes load get a load off one’s feet
lini g Every cloud has a sàlver lànàng. load get a load off one’s mànd
lion (as) strong as a làon load get a load of someone or something
lion beard the làon in his den load take a load off one’s feet
lion strong as a làon load two bricks shy of a load
lion’s the làon’s share (of something) loaded loaded for bear
lip button one’s lip loaf Half a loaf is better than none.
lip keep a stiff upper lip loan float a loan
lip pay lip service (to something) loan take out a loan
lips làck one’s lips locatio on location
lisł on a waiting list lock lock horns (with someone)
lisłen listen to reason lock lock something in
lisłen stop, look, and listen lock lock, stock, and barrel
litmus làtmus test lock pick a lock
little (a làttle) new to (all) this locker DaØy Jones’s locker
little in a little bàt locker go to DaØy Jones’s locker
little làttle by làttle loco plumb loco
little make làttle of someone or something log (as) easy as fallàng off a log
little one little bit log (as) easy as rollàng off a log
little precious làttle log easy as fallàng off a log
little quite a làttle log easy as rollàng off a log
little think làttle of someone or something log like a bump on a log
little twist someone around one’s làttle finger log sleep like a log
little A làttle bird told me. loggerhads at loggerheads (with someone)
little a làttle bit loins gird (up) one’s loins
little A làttle (hard) work never hurt anyone. long all day long
little A làttle (hard) work never killed anyone. long all night long
little A làttle knowledge is a dangerous thing. long as long as
live have to làve with something long (as) merry as the day is long
live learn to làve with something long at (long) last
live làve a dog’s life long before long
live làve a life of something long go a long way in doing something
live làve and learn long go a long way toward doing something
live làve and let làve long have come a long way
live làve beyond one’s means long in the long run
live làve by one’s wits long long and (the) short of it
live làve for the moment Long Long time no see.
live làve from hand to mouth long make a long story short
live làve happily ever after long merry as the day is long
live làve high off the hog long not by a long shot
live làve high on the hog long not long for this world
live làve in long over the long haul
live làve it up long so long
live làve off the fat of the land long Take a long walk off a short pier.
live làve on borrowed time longest He who laughs last, laughs longest.
live làve out of a suàtcase looð get a dirty look from someone
live làve something down looð give someone a dirty look
live làve through something looð have a look for someone or something
live làve up to one’s end of the bargain looð look as if butter wouldn’t melt in one’s mouth
live làve up to something looð look at someone cross-eyed
live làve within one’s means looð look daggers at someone
livelong all the làvelong day looð look down one’s nose at someone or something
lives hàt one where one làves looð look down on someone or something
lives where one làves looð look for trouble
livi g beat the làving daylights out of someone looð look forward to something
livi g do something for a làving looð look good on paper
livi g every làving soul looð look high and low (for someone or something)

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