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• lay down one's life (for someone or something)
  отдать свою жизнь ради кого-либо \ чего-либо

  Thousands of young men laid down their lives for America in the Iraq war.
• lap up
  лакать что-либо

  The cat hurriedly lapped up the water because it was very thirsty.
• lay off (something)
  прекратить использовать что-либо (алкоголь, наркотики, сигареты)

  Rick promised to lay off drugs, but he didn't keep his promise.
• lay up (something)
  копить, запасать

  My mother is planning to lay up vegetables for the winter.
• leave (someone) alone
  оставить кого-либо в покое

  "Don't disturb me; leave me alone. Can't you see I am busy?"
• live up to one's end of the bargain
  сделать, как было обещано

  Yates promised to supply the shop with mineral water, but he did not live up to his end of the bargain.
• lay (something) on (someone)
  перекладывать вину на кого-либо

  "Don't try to lay the blame on me; it's not my fault that the TV set won't work."
• lay waste (to something)
  нанести урон чему-либо

  The storm laid waste to a vast territory.
• lie in wait
  подстерегать кого-либо, быть в засаде

  The hunter lay in wait for the ducks to appear on the lake.
• lie in state
  покоиться в открытом гробу (для последнего прощания)

  Mr. Reed had been dead three years; it was in this chamber he breathed his last; here he lay in state.
• line up
  становиться в очередь, выстраиваться в ряд

  All the recruits were ordered to line up in front of the barracks.
• leave (something) on
  оставить что-либо включённым или работающим

  "Will you, please, leave the computer on? I am going to work at it."
• lost-and-found
  бюро находок

  I left my camera in the train and went to the lost-and-found office at the train station to regain it.
• lost in thought
  быть погружённым в свои мысли

  James was lost in thought when somebody knocked on his door.
• litmus test
  тест, определяющий достоверность чего-либо, лакмусовая бумажка

  My boss's opinion about the project was the litmus test that was used to see if I would be able to cope with the work.
• lady's man
  дамский угодник, ловелас

  Bill was a lady's man, and like all such men he was vain and conscious of his charm for the opposite sex.
• life of Riley
  жизнь в роскоши, приятная жизнь

  Norman Brown has been living the life of Riley since he won a million dollars in a state lottery.
• law-abiding
  законопослушный

  Martha had been a law-abiding citizen all her life.
• learn (something) from the bottom up
  тщательно изучать что-либо с самого начала

  I had to learn accounting from the bottom up.
• lay (something) on the line
  говорить прямо и твёрдо о чем-либо, "выложить начистоту"

  Sheila laid it on the line and told Samantha to stop gossiping.
• lapse into a coma
  впасть в кому

  The man was run over by a truck and lapsed into a coma after the accident.
• lead/live the life of Riley
  вести роскошную жизнь

  Nancy has been leading the life of Riley since she won a million dollars in a state lottery.
• lay (someone) to rest
  похоронить кого-либо

  Nancy died two days ago and was laid to rest today.
• lead (someone) to believe (something)
  позволить кому-либо поверить чему-либо

  "Why did you lead me to believe that you would pay full price for the house?"
• lay hold of (something)
  ухватиться за что-либо, овладеть чем-либо

  Olaf laid hold of a hammer and quickly fixed the bench in the garden.
• little bit
  немного, чуточку

  I only had a little bit to eat this morning and now I feel awfully hungry.
• lend (oneself/itself) to (something)
  быть приспособленным для чего-либо

  This small restaurant does not lend itself to having a lot of people in it.
• leave oneself wide open for (something)
  ставить себя под удар

  Dana left herself wide open for criticism because of her risky actions
• leave (someone or something) behind
  оставить кого-либо \ что-либо, забыть взять что-либо

  I either lost my umbrella or left it behind somewhere.
• launch forth (on something)
  пускать в ход что-либо, пуститься во что-либо (объяснение, критику и т.д.)

  The students didn't understand the grammar rule, and the teacher launched forth on a long explanation.
• lord it over (someone)
  командовать, распоряжаться

  Aram likes to be bossy and lord it over the other members of the family.
• leave (someone) for dead
  считать кого-либо мёртвым

  Three mountaineers were left for dead when the rescue group could not find any traces of them.
• lace into (someone)
  резко критиковать, набрасываться на кого-либо

  My father laced into me when I didn't do my chore.
• loom large (on the horizon)
  неясно вырисовываться, маячить (на горизонте)

  The mills loomed large on the horison in the gathering darkness.
• look (someone) (right/straight) in the eye
  смотреть кому-либо прямо в лицо, находиться лицом к кому-либо

  Pam looked me in the eye when she told me a lie about her absence from work.