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labor movement
( {n.} Groups which form, strengthen, and increase membership in labor unions. * /His father was connected with the labor movement in the 1920's./)
labor of love
( {n. phr.} Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. * /Building the model railroad was a labor of love for the retired engineer./)
labor the point
( See: BELABOR THE POINT.)
labor under
( {v. phr.} To be the victim of; suffer from. * /Ken is obviously laboring under the delusion that Jennifer will marry him out of love./)
ladies' room
( {n. phr.} A public toilet and restroom for women. * /Can you please tell me where the ladies' room is?/)
lady friend
( {n.} 1. A woman friend. * /His aunt stays with a lady friend in Florida during the winter./ 2. A woman who is the lover of a man. - Used by people trying to appear more polite, but not Далее…
lady of the house
( {n. phr.} Female owner, or wife of the owner, of the house; the hostess. * /"Dinner is served," the lady of the house announced to her guests./)
lady's man
( ˈleɪdɪzmæn {n.} A man or boy who likes to be with women or girls very much and is popular with them. * /Charlie is quite a lady's man now./)
lady-killer
( ˈleɪdɪˌkɪlə {n.}, 1. Any man who has strong sex appeal toward women. * /Joe is a regular lady-killer./ 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amorous conquests, is successful at it, and then Далее…
laid out
( {adj.} Arranged. * /Her house is very conveniently laid out./)
laid up
( {adj.} Sick; confined to bed. * /I was laid up for a couple of weeks with an ear infection./)
lake
( ̈ɪleɪk See: GO JUMP IN THE LAKE.)
lam
( ̈ɪlæm See: ON THE LAM.)
lamb
( læm See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.)
lame duck
( {n.}, An elected public official who has been either defeated in a new election or whose term cannot be renewed, but who has a short period of time left in office during which he can Далее…
land
( lænd See: FAT OF THE LAND, LAY OF THE LAND also HOW THE LAND LIES.)
land all over
( {v. phr.}, To scold; criticize; blame. * /Tom's boss jumped all over Tom because he made a careless mistake./ * /Janice landed on Robert for dressing carelessly for their date./ * /"I Далее…
land of nod
( {n. phr.} Sleep. * /The little girl went off to the land of nod./)
land on
( See: JUMP ON.)
land on both feet
( {v. phr.}, To get yourself out of trouble without damage or injury and sometimes with a gain; be successful no matter what happens. * /No matter what trouble he gets into, he always Далее…
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