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Идиомы на букву L

• land an account
  получить хорошую прибыль

  The new salesman was not supposed to land a large account on his first day of work.
• land in one's lap
  добавить кому-либо работы

  Some additional work landed in my lap quite unexpectedly and now I'll have to deal with it.
• land of Nod
  сонное царство

  I came home late that night and found my parents in the land of Nod.
• land on one's feet/both feet
  с честью выйти из неблагоприятной ситуации

  My friend is capable of landing on both feet no matter how difficult the situation is.
• land up (somewhere or in some situation)
  приземлиться где-либо или попасть в какую-либо ситуацию

  They headed for the theatre but landed up in the cinema.
• lay of the land
  положение дел, вещей

  "You'd better check out the lay of the land before you sign the agreement."
• live off the fat of the land
  жить натуральным хозяйством

  Paul lives in a very remote place, so he mostly has to live off the fat of the land.