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  • leg work
    повседневный, рутинный труд (часто предусматривающий передвижение пешком)
    A postman's job is mostly leg work because he delivers letters to people's homes.
  • loud and clear
    громко и чётко
    He preferred to speak loud and clear.
  • lose out to (someone or something)
    уступить первенство кому-либо \ чему-либо
    Our team lost out to the other team in the baseball game yesterday.
  • lay one's hands on (someone)
    применить силу к кому-либо
    "If I ever see you near my house, I'll lay my hands on you!"
  • lace into (something)
    жадно есть что-либо
    The children laced into their dinner as soon as they came home from school.
  • lull (someone) into a false sense of security
    усыпить чью-либо бдительность
    The inhabitants of Troy were lulled into a false sense of security by being given a wooden horse as a gift.
  • lap up (something)
    впитывать что-либо, воспринимать
    Henry laps up the praise only; he doesn't accept any criticism.
  • leading question
    наводящий вопрос
    The students didn't know what kind of answer to give, so the teacher started asking leading questions.
  • level with (someone)
    быть честным с кем-либо
    Zeta decided to level with her co-worker and tell him about his poor work performance.
  • layaway plan
    покупка в кредит (товар отдаётся только тогда, когда выплачена вся сумма)
    Sam made up his mind to purchase a computer on the layaway plan of the department store.
  • leg man
    посыльный, курьер
    Horace has been working as a leg man for a big company since he graduated from high school.
  • line of products
    группа однородных товаров
    This shoe factory will introduce a new line of products in the autumn of next year.
  • line up (something with something)
    подгонять что-либо к чему-либо
    David had to line up two pieces of wood before he nailed them together.
  • legal age
    совершеннолетие
    In most US states the legal age for voting is 27.
  • leap to conclusions
    делать поспешные выводы
    It is dangerous to leap to conclusions when you don't know all the facts.
  • let out (clothes/a rope)
    расширить или удлинить, выпустить (о платье)
    The dress is too tight round my waist, so I will have to let it out an inch or two.
  • lift/raise a finger/hand
    (не) пошевелить пальцем, чтобы помочь (кому-либо)
    Sue will never lift a finger to help her parents.
  • left-handed compliment
    неуклюжий, двусмысленный комплимент
    Julia didn't like her new jacket and hated her friend to give her a left-handed compliment.
  • liquid assets
    ликвидные активы
    It was necessary to sell some of the company's liquid assets in order to raise cash.
  • lean on (someone)
    давить на кого-либо при помощи шантажа или угроз
    A gang of racketeers leaned on one of the shop owners to make him pay them.
  • louse up
    испортить, изгадить
    "Don't you think that you've loused up your job interview? Now there is no chance for you of getting a good job."
  • light up
    оживиться (о лице), загореться (о глазах)
    His face lights up when he becomes interested.
  • LLB
    Bachelor of Laws - бакалавр права
    In order to practice law it is necessary to receive LLB.
  • lower one's voice
    понизить голос
    My mother asked me to lower my voice because my little sister was asleep.
  • lost and gone forever
    утерян, утрачен навсегда
    The insurance company will pay to rebuild the house. They say t the house will be as good as new. But many of the things in the house were lost and gone forever.
  • line up (someone for something)
    наметить что-либо для кого-либо
    We couldn't very well line up the lecturer for Monday morning, so we had to cancel the lecture.
  • lie/lay down on the job
    работать спустя рукава
    "I see you must have decided to lie down on the job; you didn't do anything in my absence."
  • lower the boom on (someone)
    накричать, наорать на кого-либо, "спустить всех собак"
    The father lowered the boom on his daughter who had used his car without any permission.
  • look like the cat that ate/swallowed the canary
    иметь довольный вид; выглядеть как кошка, съевшая канарейку
    There was a big smile on Jimmy's face and he looked like the cat that swallowed the canary.
  • lowdown
    правдивая информация
    "I want you to give me the lowdown on the new equipment we received yesterday."
  • lay off (workers/staff)
    уменьшить состав работающих
    It was necessary to lay off two score employees because the business was slack.
  • leaf through (something)
    листать, просматривать что-либо
    I had to leaf through several magazines before I found the information I wanted.
  • LP
    Long-Playing Record - долгоиграющая пластинка
    LPs are no longer popular, and John decided to give all of his old records to a charity.
  • lower one's sights
    умерить, снизить свои запросы
    Gina did not graduate from college and will have to lower her sights when she applies for a job.
  • line up (someone with someone)
    свести кого-либо с кем-либо
    Hilda tried to line up her friend with her brother, but nothing came out of it.