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  • lips are sealed
    не разглашать секрета, "закрыть рот на замок"
    "Don't worry, my lips are sealed and I won't tell anybody about your problem."
  • love at first sight
    любовь с первого взгляда
    Theirs was love at first sight, but unfortunately it didn't last long.
  • leave a lot to be desired
    не отвечающий требованиям; "оставляет желать лучшего"
    "Your work performance leaves a lot to be desired."
  • live up to (something)
    жить согласно каким-либо принципам, быть достойным, оправдывать (ожидания)
    His wife was a famous actress, and he felt he could never live up to her fame.
  • look up (something)
    искать слово (в словаре), наводить (справки) о чём-либо
    I looked up all the new words in the dictionary.
  • learn (something) by heart
    выучить что-либо наизусть
    The teacher told the pupils to learn the grammar rule by heart.
  • let (something) slide
    пренебрегать чем-либо, запускать, манкировать
    Jack let his studies slide because he had taken a part time job in a shop.
  • leave (someone) in the lurch
    оставить кого-либо в беде, покинуть в минуту опасности
    Eva's friend left her in the lurch when she had refused to take care of Eva's sick son.
  • last straw
    последняя капля, предел терпения
    Anna's infidelity was the last straw and we finally broke off our engagement.
  • lie through one's teeth
    врать напропалую
    It is customary for Lorna to lie through her teeth in order to get what she wants.
  • look out for (someone)
    присматривать, заботиться о ком-либо
    "Will you please look out for my little Rocky while I am out?"
  • look at (someone) cross-eyed
    посмотреть косо на кого-либо
    Wendy said something unpleasant, and Dorothy looked at her cross-eyed.
  • low man on the totem pole
    самый незначительный человек (в организации)
    "Nothing depends on me, you know. I am a low man on the totem pole in our company."
  • look down on (someone or something)
    смотреть свысока, презирать
    There is no need to look down on a man just because he is poor.
  • learn (something) the hard way
    учиться на собственном опыте (часто неприятном)
    Tom learned things the hard way when he went to prison for stealing a camera.
  • look into (something)
    детально исследовать, изучать, расследовать
    "The food has been very poor lately; I want you to look into it."
  • law unto oneself
    сам себе закон (о человеке, игнорирующем закон или правила, если они ему не нравятся)
    Johnny's father told him that he must stop being a law unto himself.
  • labor of love
    бескорыстный или безвозмездный труд
    My volunteer work at the Animal Shelter is a labor of love because I am fond of animals.
  • look after number one
    заботится только о себе, о своих интересах
    Hanna is very selfish; she only looks after number one, and she never helps other people.
  • laugh all the way to the bank
    делать деньги самым невероятным образом
    Jenny was laughing all the way to the bank with the money that she made from selling balloons at the corn festival.
  • listen to (someone) with half an ear
    слушать кого-либо не внимательно, в пол уха
    My girlfriend always talks nonsense, so I usually listen to her with half an ear.
  • look forward to (something)
    ожидать чего-либо с удовольствием
    I am looking forward to your prompt reply.
  • live beyond one's means
    жить не по средствам
    Timothy has been living beyond his means for quite some time and is now in a serious trouble.
  • leave/let well enough alone
    оставить всё так, как есть; быть довольным тем, что есть
    "Your son should leave well enough alone and be happy with his team the way it is."
  • like taking candy from a baby
    что-либо что очень легко сделать
    Jack is very good at repairing cars; it's like taking candy from a baby for him.
  • life of the party
    весельчак, душа компании
    "I'd like to invite Tom; he is very attractive and the life of the party into the bargain.
  • live (something) down
    пережить что-либо неприятное (стыд, позор)
    Bob lived down the embarrassment of the situation quite easily.
  • look in on (someone)
    нанести краткий визит кому-либо
    "Will you please look in on little Alan and see what he is doing?"
  • look good on paper
    хорошо смотреться на бумаге (но может быть неприемлемо на практике)
    "Your project looks good on paper, but I am afraid in practice it will be good for nothing."
  • lay down the law
    устанавливать правило, говорить безапелляционным тоном
    He hated hard-mouthed women who laid down the law and knew more than he did.
  • lead (someone) to do (something)
    служить поводом для кого-либо, чтобы сделать что-либо
    A loud bang outside the door led the woman to look out of the room.
  • 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.
  • live on borrowed time
    жить или работать дольше положенного срока
    My old fridge has been living on borrowed time for quite some time.
  • leave (someone or something) in (someone's) hands
    предоставить кому-либо право делать, контролировать что-либо
    Jerome left the packing in his friends' hands.
  • laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
    приуныть после веселья, от смеха перейти к слезам
    Sloan got a ticket for parking his car in the wrong place and was laughing out of the other side of his mouth.