Lap up- Appreciate something
Large it up- Have a good time when intoxicated
Lark about- Behave in a silly wayLark around- Behave in a silly wayLark it up- Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly
Lash down- Fall heavily (rain)Lash into
- Secure something with ropes or cords- Criticise someone stronglyLash out- Suddenly become violentLash out against
- React angrily
- Spend a lot of money on luxuries- Criticise something stronglyLash out at- Hit someone suddenly, usually without warning, or try to hit themLash out on
- Criticise someone or shout at them- Spend a lot of money buying something
Latch on- Understand, often after a long timeLatch on to- Understand something, often after a long timeLatch onto- Connect to something
- Decide or realise that something is good or profitable
Lay down- Establish rules or proceduresLay into
- Kill, murder- Criticise angrilyLay off- Make an employee redundantLay on- Organise, supplyLay out- Spend money
Lead to- Result in
Leak out- Become public knowledge
Lean on- Put pressure on someone to get them to do what you want
Leave on- Not turn offLeave out- Not include
Let down- Disappoint, fail to keep an arrangementLet in
- Make clothes longer- Allow someone to enterLet off- Not punishLet on- Tell a secretLet out- Allow to leave or go out
- Make a sound
- Make clothes bigger
Lie down- RestLie with- Have the right to make a decision
Lift off- Leave the ground- rocket or spaceship
Light up- Light or start smoking a cigarette
- Illuminate
Lighten up- Be less serious
Limber up- Do some exercises to warm up before playing a sport or other physical activityLimber up for- Prepare for something that will require a great effort
Line up- Arrange in a line
- Arrange something in a line
- Arrange events for someone
Link up- Connect, joinLink up with- Connect with someone or contact them
Listen out for- Listen for a particular noise or sound
Live by- Follow a belief system to guide your behaviourLive down- Stop being embarrassed about somethingLive for- Believe something is extremely importantLive in- Live in the place where you work or study.Live it up- Have a good time by spending a lot of moneyLive off- Use money earnedLive on- Use money for basic necessitiesLive out
- Not be forgotten- Stay somewhere until you dieLive through
- Fulfill an ambition or fantasy
- Not live at the place where you study or work- Experience different timesLive together- Have a relationship and live in the same place without marryingLive up to- Meet expectations or standardsLive with- Accept something unpleasant
- Have a relationship and live in the same place without marrying
Load down- BurdenLoad up- Take illegal drugsLoad up on
- Fill a machine or vehicle- Consume a lot of something for a particular purpose
Lock away- Lock in a safe placeLock down
- Put someone in prison or a mental hospital for a very long time- Make very secureLock in- Lock a place to stop someone leavingLock onto
- Commit someone in such a way that they cannot leave- Find a target and head for itLock out- Close a workplace to stop workers enteringLock up
- Lock a place to stop someone getting in- Close all doors, windows, etc.Lock yourself away
- Lock something in a safe place
- Put in prison or a mental hospital- Go somewhere away from people to study or work
Log in- Enter a restricted area on a computer systemLog into- Enter a restricted area of a computer systemLog off- Exit a computer systemLog on- Enter a computer systemLog out- Exit a computer system
Look after- Take careLook back- Think about the pastLook down on- Have a low opinion ofLook for- Try to findLook forward to- Wait for or anticipate something pleasantLook in- Make a quick visitLook in on- Visit briefly to see if everything's all rightLook into- Research, investigateLook on- Watch something like a crime without helpingLook on as- Consider, regardLook out- Be carefulLook over- InspectLook round- Inspect a houseLook to- Expect, hopeLook up- Consult a reference work (dictionary, phonebook, etc.) for a specific piece of information.Look up to
- Improve
- Find, trace an old friend- RespectLook upon as- Consider, regard
Lord it over- Behave in a superior manner
Lose out- Be at a disadvantageLose out on- Not gain or have something advantageousLose out to- Be less successful
Luck out- Be very lucky
