Идиомы английского языка на букву "l"
a labor of love
- бескорыстный или безвозмездный труд
Example:
My volunteer work at the Animal Shelter is a labor of love because I am fond of animals.
a lame duck
- неудачник, "несчастненький"
Example:
The prospect of his daughter’s life being spent among lame ducks worried him.
a last-ditch effort
- последнее усилие
Example:
Adam made a last-ditch effort to persuade his friend not to immigrate to Canada.
a law unto oneself
- сам себе закон
Example:
"Don’t think you are a law unto yourself; your behavior is outrageous."
a leading question
- наводящий вопрос
Example:
The students didn’t know what kind of answer to give, so the teacher started asking leading questions.
a left-handed compliment
- неуклюжий, двусмысленный комплимент
Example:
Julia didn’t like her new jacket and hated her friend to give her a left-handed compliment.
a leg man
- посыльный, курьер
Example:
Horace has been working as a leg man for a big company since he graduated from high school.
a license to (do something)
- лицензия, разрешение на деятельность
Example:
George was happy to have got a license to work as a window dresser.
a little bird told me
- мне стало известно по секрету, "сорока на хвосте принесла"
Example:
A little bird told me that my Mom would give me a nice present for my birthday.
a little bit
- немного, чуточку
Example:
I only had a little bit to eat this morning and now I feel awfully hungry.
