L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[let slip] {v. phr.}
To unintentionally reveal.
Ellen let it slip that she had been a witness to the accident.
[let the cat out of the bag] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret.
We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.
- Sometimes used […]
[let the chips fall where they may] {v. phr.}
To pay no attention to the displeasure caused others by your actions.
The senator decided to vote against the bill and let the chips fall where they may.
* /The police chief told his men to give […]
[let the grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To waste time; be slow or idle.
Grandpa spends so much time sitting and thinking that Grandma accuses him of letting the grass grow under his feet.
[let up] {v.}, {informal}
1. To become less, weaker, or quiet; become slower or stop.
It's raining as hard as ever. It's not letting up at all.
It snowed for three days before it let up and we could go outdoors.
2. To do less or go slower […]
[let well enough alone] or [leave well enough alone] {v. phr.}
To be satisfied with what is good enough; not try to improve something because often that might cause more trouble.
* /John wanted to make his kite go higher, but his father told him to let […]
[let's don't] also [don't let's] {substandard}
Let's not; let us not; I suggest that we don't.
"'Let's go out and play," said Fred. "Let's don't until the rain stops," said Mary.
Don't let's go now. Let's go tomorrow instead.
[letdown] {n.}
A disappointment; a heartbreak.
It was a major letdown for John when Mary refused to marry him.