Fun Easy English - American English Idioms letter L.

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American English idioms beginning with the letter L

Idiom	Definition	Usage
labor of love	project done for personal pleasure and not for money	The book that he wrote was a labor of love.
lady killer	man who some women find very charming and attractive	The man in the movie was a lady killer.
lady's man	man who is popular with women	He is a lady's man and always seems to have a lot of women interested in him.
laid back	calm and relaxed	You need to be more laid back.
laid up	confined to bed	He has been laid up for a few days because of a cold.
lame duck	public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before	He is a lame duck so it is difficult for him to get things accomplished.
land on one's feet	come out of a bad situation successfully	He always manages to land on his feet.
lap up	drink with his tongue	The dog began to lap up the milk that was given to him.
lap up	take in eagerly	He could lap up the praise that his boss gave him.
lash out	verbally abuse	He began to lash out at the man who was sitting next to him.
last minute	there is no more time	I usually put off writing my papers until the last minute.
lose weight	become thinner	I really need to lose weight this year.
luck out	are fortunate	If you luck out in Las Vegas, you can make a lot of money.