L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[let on] {v.}, {informal}
1. To tell or admit what you know. — Usually used in the negative.
Frank lost a quarter but he didn't let on to his mother.
2. To try to make people believe; pretend.
The old man likes to let on that he is rich.
[let one have it] {v. phr.}
1a. {slang}
To hit hard.
He drew back his fist and let the man have it.
Give him a kick in the pants; let him have it!
Syn.: [GIVE IT TO].
1b. {slang}
To use a weapon on; to shoot or knife.
* /The guard pulled […]
[let one in on] {v. phr.}
To reveal a secret to; permit someone to share in.
If I let you in on something big we're planning, will you promise not to mention it to anyone?
[let one's hair down] or [let down one's hair] {v. phr.}, {informal}
Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax.
Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down.
After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.
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[let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing] {v. phr.}
1. To make a show of your kindness or help to others. — Used in the negative.
* /The Bible tells us not to let the left hand know what the right hand is doing when we give to the […]
[let out] {v.}
1a. To allow to go out or escape.
The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden.
Mother won't let us out when it rains.
Compare: [LET LOOSE].
1b. {informal}
To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter.
* […]
[let pass] {v. phr.}
To disregard; overlook.
Herb may have overheard what was said about him, but he decided to let it pass.
[let ride] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To allow to go on without change; accept (a situation or action) for the present.
The committee could not decide what to do about Bob's idea, so they let the matter ride for a month or so.
* /The class was rather […]