L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[load the bases] or [fill the bases] {v. phr.}
To get men on all three bases in baseball.
The Mets loaded the bases with two singles and a base on balls.
Don hit a home run with the bases loaded.
[loan shark] {n. phr.}
A money lender who charges excessive interest.
Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate?
[local yokel] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon}
City police officer, as opposed to state police or highway patrol.
There's a local yokel westbound on the move.
[lock, stock, and barrel] {n. phr.}
Everything; completely.
The robbers emptied the whole house — lock, stock, and barrel.
Compare: [HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER].
[lock the barn door after the horse is stolen]
To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. — A proverb.
* /After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the […]
[lock up] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To be assured of success.
How did your math test go? — I locked it up, I think.
[lodge a complaint] {v. phr.}
To make a complaint; complain.
If our neighbors don't stop this constant noise, I will have to lodge a complaint with the management.