L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[lend oneself to] {v. phr.}
To give help or approval to; encourage; assist.
Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk.
[length]
See: [AT LENGTH],
[GO TO ANY LENGTH],
[KEEP AT A DISTANCE] or [KEEP AT ARM'S LENGTH].
[less than] {adv.}
Not; little.
We were busy and less than delighted to have company that day.
The boys were less than happy about having a party.
Contrast: [MORE THAN].
[less than no time] {n. phr.}, {informal}
Very quickly.
We can be ready to go in less than no time.
It took Sally less than no time to get dinner ready.
[let alone] {conj. phr.}
1. Even less; certainly not. — Used after a negative clause.
I can't add two and two, let alone do fractions.
Jim can't drive a car, let alone a truck.
Compare: [MUCH LESS], [NOT TO MENTION].
2. [let alone] or [leave […]
[let be] {v.}
To pay no attention to; disregard; forget.
Let her be; she has a headache.
Compare: [LET ALONE].
[let bygones be bygones] {v. phr.}
To let the past be forgotten.
After a long, angry quarrel the two boys agreed to let bygones be bygones and made friends again.
We should let bygones be bygones and try to get along with each other.
Syn.: […]