{"id":1411,"date":"2016-08-30T15:49:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T15:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2016-08-30T15:49:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T15:49:27","slug":"idioms-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/idioms-l\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms &#8211; L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lead someone up the garden path<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To lead someone up the garden path is to give them misleading clues or signals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turn over a new leaf<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To turn over a new leaf is to start to act or behave in a better way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A leap in the dark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A leap in the dark is a daring step with an unpredictable outcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By leaps and bounds \/ in leaps and bounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With very rapid progress<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new lease of life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new lease of life is a chance to live longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave someone be<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To leave someone be is to avoid interfering with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave someone out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To leave someone out is to fail to include them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not have a leg to stand on<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you don\u2019t have a leg to stand on, you are not able to give reasons for your actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On your last legs \/ on its last legs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When something is on its last legs, it is exhausted or worn out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My computer is on its last legs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>At length<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In detail<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He explained everything at length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Let alone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not to mention<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He couldn&#8217;t see any birds, let alone the one in the picture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Let someone down<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To let someone down is to fail to support them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I trusted him but he let me down when I needed his support the most.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Let yourself go<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To let yourself go is to act in a relaxed way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let someone off<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To let someone off is to excuse them from a task or choose not to punish them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He was let off with a minor punishment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Let something off<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To let something off is to cause a gun or a bomb to fire or explode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a storm lets up, it becomes less intense.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We can&#8217;t resume our journey until the rains let up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To the letter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Precisely and accurately<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take liberties with<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To take liberties with someone is to behave in an extremely familiar way towards them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t like it when he takes liberties with me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lie low<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To lie low is to avoid attention.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The celebrity has been lying low ever since news of his scandalous affair broke out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Come to light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When something comes to light, it becomes widely known.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under control<\/p>\n<p><strong>In line for<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likely to receive something<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He is third in line for the throne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On the line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At serious risk<\/p>\n<p><strong>Out of line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Behaving badly or wrongly<\/p>\n<p><strong>The lion\u2019s share<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The largest part of something<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bite your lip<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To bite your lip is to stop yourself from laughing or speaking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pay lip service to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To pay lip service is to express only superficial support for something.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twist someone around your little finger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you twist someone around your 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