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like looking for a needle in a haystack
быть занятым бесполезными поисками, "искать иголку в стоге сена"My son always misplaces things, so looking for his car keys that day was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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lick one's lips
предвкушать удовольствиеSue licked her lips when she thought about her trip to Norway next week.
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leave one's mark on (someone or something)
оставить неизгладимый след, не пройти милоFelix worked very hard and the fatigue of the last few days left its mark on him.
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leave (someone) out in the cold
проявлять невнимание, оказывать холодный приёмI don't think we should leave Alice out in the cold and not invite her to go on a picnic with us.
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late in life
в преклонном возрастеMy Grandfather got interested in horse races rather late in life.
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look over (something)
внимательно просматривать что-либо"Would you mind looking over my exercise?"
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live through (something)
пережить, перенести что-либоThe people in this area lived through a disaster. One hundred and forty people lost their lives in the earthquake.
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let up
ослабевать, успокаиваться, прекращатьсяAfter a long time the rain let up, but the clouds stayed.
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lend color to (something)
добавить колоритное сопровождение к чему-либоBeautiful music helped to lend color to the performance.
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lay one's eyes on (someone or something)
увидеть кого-либо \ что-либо"I have lost my glasses. Will you, lease, tell me if you lay your eyes on them?"
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last word
последнее словоThis discovery is the last word in science.
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lay (something) on the table
представить что-либо для обсуждения, изложить свои соображенияLionel saw all the drawbacks of the project and felt it his duty to lay his concerns on the table.
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look on
наблюдать со стороныPaul didn't take part in the game; he merely looked on.
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let (someone) have it
сильно ударить кого-либо, сурово наказатьI saw two men fighting in the park. The bigger man let the other one have it.
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lose sight of (something)
потерять что-либо из видуThe plane was flying very high and soon we lost sight of it.
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lay out (money)
тратить (деньги), "выложить деньги""If we buy this house, we will have to lay out a lot of money on repairs, and that's a heavy outlay."
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let (something) slip (out)
невзначай раскрыть секрет, проговоритьсяTim was angry with me because I let the information about his quitting the job slip out.
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let the chance slip by
упустить удобный случайThey offered Henry a good job and he decided not to let the chance slip by.
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lose ground
уступать, сдавать свои позицииOne must learn to lose ground in order to gain further ground later.
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lay one's cards on the table
дать знать о своих намерениях, чувствах; "выложить карты на стол"I decided to lay my cards on the table and tell my boyfriend openly that I had fallen out of love with him.
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lick one's chops
предвкушать, облизыватьсяMartha saw her favorite dish on the platter and began to lick hers chops.
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lay an egg
провалиться, не заинтересовать (зрителей), не иметь успехаThe film was awfully poor, and no wonder it laid an egg with the audience.
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Like it's such a big deal!
Как будто бы это так важно!"Like it's such a big deal!" my friend said when had lost my computer disk.
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let (something) go
не обращать внимания на что-либо, пренебрегатьKaren seemed to have let Mark's unpleasant remark go.
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lesser of two evils
меньшее из двух зол"I don't want to go shopping; I'd rather stay at home. I would prefer to choose the lesser of the two evils."
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leave (something) hanging (in the air)
оставить что-либо не решённым, "повисло в воздухе"Cora doesn't like to leave any problems undecided; she hates them to be left hanging in the air.
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look for trouble
вести себя вызывающее, искать повода для ссоры, дракиEvery other evening the youngsters were hanging around, looking for trouble.
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let (something) loose
дать чему-либо волю (воображению, гневу и т.д.)Linda let her imagination loose. She saw in her mind's eye how she traveled round the world.
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leave (someone) holding the bag
взвалить вину на кого-либо, держать ответ вместо кого-либоThere was a car crash on the highway and the guilty driver ran away, leaving me holding the bag.
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lead time
период освоения новой продукцииThe lead time to get a new item of clothing produced is comparatively long.
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learn to live with (something)
научиться жить с чем-либо (неприятным или болезненным)Sam broke his leg three months ago and he is still limping. I am afraid he has to live with it.
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let up on (someone or something)
снять напряжение с кого-либо \ чего-либо, прекратить много работатьHis doctor didn't allow him to work much; he told him to let up on his work schedule.
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like an open book
легко понимаемое, не сложноеI understand most of the computer programs; it's like an open book.
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lay off (someone)
оставить кого-либо в покое"Please Martin, stop bothering Kelly, lay off the new student."
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land an account
получить хорошую прибыльThe new salesman was not supposed to land a large account on his first day of work.