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like and the like
like avoid someone or something like the plague
like come on like gangbusters
like come up smelling like roses
like eat like a bird
like eat like a horse
like feel like a million (dollars)
like feel like a new person
like feel like doing something
like feel like (having) something
like fit like a glove
like go like clockwork
like go over like a lead balloon
like have a mind like a steel trap
like hit (someone) like a ton of bricks
like know someone or something like a book
like know someone or something like the back of one’s
hand
like know someone or something like the palm of one’s
hand
like like a bat out of hell
like like a bolt out of the blue
like like a bump on a log
like like a fish out of water
like like a house afire
like like a house on fire
like (like) an open book
like like a sitting duck
like like a three-ring circus
like like crazy
like like greased lightning
like like it or lump it
Like Like it’s such a big deal!
like like lambs to the slaughter
like like looking for a needle in a haystack
like like mad
like like nothing on earth
like like one of the family
like like sitting ducks
like like to hear oneself talk
like like (two) peas in a pod
like like water off a duck’s back
like look like a million dollars
like look like death warmed over
like look like something
like look like the cat that swallowed the canary
like need something like a hole in the head
like off like a shot
like out like a light
like packed (in) like sardines
like read someone like a(n open) book
like run around like a chicken with its head cut off
like run like clockwork
like sell like hotcakes
like sleep like a baby
like sleep like a log
like sound like
like spread like wildfire
like stick out like a sore thumb
like They don’t make them like they used to.
like watch someone or something like a hawk
like work like a horse
like would like (to have) someone or something
likely (as) likely as not
likely likely as not
likes the likes of someone
liking take a liking to someone or something
liking to someone’s liking
lily gild the lily
limb out on a limb
limbo in limbo
limelight in the limelight
limit go the limit
limit go to the limit
limit The sky’s the limit.
limits off limits
limits within limits
line draw a line between something and something else
line draw the line (at something)
line drop someone a line
line fall in(to) line
line feed someone a line
line get a line on someone or something
line give someone a line
line hold the line (at someone or something)
line in line
line in the line of duty
line keep someone in line
line lay something on the line
line line one’s own pockets
line line someone or something up with something
line line someone up (for something)
line line someone up with someone
line on line
line out of line
line put something on the line
line sign on the dotted line
line step out of line
line swallow something, hook, line, and sinker
line take a hard line (with someone)
line toe the line
line the bottom line
line the end of the line
line the line of least resistance
line the party line
linen air one’s dirty linen in public

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

look look in (on someone or something)
look look into something
look look like a million dollars
look look like death warmed over
look look like something
look look like the cat that swallowed the canary
look look on someone as something
look look out
look look someone or something over
look look someone or something up
look look someone in the eye
look look someone in the face
look look the other way
look look to one’s laurels
look look to someone or something (for something)
look look under the hood
look look up to someone
look make someone look good
look make someone look ridiculous
look stop, look, and listen
look take a look (at someone or something)
look take a look for someone or something
look a faraway look
look a far-off look
looking Here’s looking at you.
looking like looking for a needle in a haystack
looking Things are looking up.
lookout on the lookout (for someone or something)
looks if looks could kill
loom loom large (on the horizon)
loon (as) crazy as a loon
loon crazy as a loon
loop knock someone for a loop
loop throw someone for a loop
loose at loose ends
loose break loose (from someone or something)
loose cut loose (from someone or something)
loose cut loose (with something)
loose hang loose
loose have a screw loose
loose let loose (with something)
loose on the loose
loose play fast and loose (with someone or something)
lord (as) drunk as a lord
lord drunk as a lord
lord lord it over someone
lose lose face
lose lose ground
lose lose heart
lose lose oneself (in something)
lose lose one’s cool
lose lose one’s grip
lose lose one’s head (over someone or something)
lose lose one’s marbles
lose lose one’s mind
lose lose one’s reason
lose lose one’s shirt
lose lose one’s temper
lose lose one’s touch (with someone or something)
lose lose one’s train of thought
lose lose out (on something)
lose lose out to someone or something
lose lose sleep (over someone or something)
lose lose touch (with someone or something)
lose lose track (of someone or something)
losers Finders keepers(, losers weepers).
loss at a loss (for words)
loss throw someone for a loss
loss a dead loss
losses cut one’s losses
lost almost lost it
lost get lost
lost lost-and-found
lost lost and gone forever
lost lost in thought
lost lost on someone
lost make up for lost time
lost no love lost (between someone and someone else)
lost a lost cause
lot carry (a lot of) weight (with someone or something)
lot cast one’s lot in with someone
lot cover a lot of ground
lot cover a lot of territory
lot get a lot of mileage out of something
lot have a lot going (for one)
lot have a lot of promise
lot have a lot on one’s mind
lot leave a lot to be desired
lot quite a lot
lot think a lot of someone or something
lot a lot of someone or something
lots draw lots
lots lots of people or things
loud For crying out loud!
loud loud and clear
loud think out loud
louder Actions speak louder than words.
louse louse something up
lousy lousy with something
love fall head over heels in love (with someone)
love fall in love (with someone)
love head over heels in love (with someone)
love in love (with someone or something)
love love at first sight
love make love (to someone)
love no love lost (between someone and someone else)
love not for love nor money
love a labor of love
lovely lovely weather for ducks
low burn with a low blue flame
low get the low-down (on someone or something)
low give someone the low-down (on someone or
something)
low have a low boiling point
low hunt high and low (for someone or something)
low lay low
low lie low
low look high and low (for someone or something)
low low man on the totem pole
low run low (on something)
low search high and low (for someone or something)
low sweet and low
lower lower oneself to some level
lower lower one’s sights

lower lower one’s voice
lower lower the boom on someone
luck as luck would have it
luck down on one’s luck
luck have a run of bad luck
luck have one’s luck run out
luck in luck
luck luck out
luck one’s luck runs out
luck out of luck
luck press one’s luck
luck push one’s luck
luck try one’s luck (at something)
luck a stroke of luck
lucky thank one’s lucky stars
lull lull someone into a false sense of security
lull lull someone to sleep
lull the lull before the storm
lump get a lump in one’s throat
lump like it or lump it
lunatic the lunatic fringe
lunch blow one’s lunch
lunch Let’s do lunch.
lunch out to lunch
lungs at the top of one’s lungs
lurch leave someone in the lurch
luxury in the lap of luxury
lying take something lying down