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  • living end
    великолепный, фантастический
    The film, which we saw the other day, was the living end.
  • lock (something) in
    заморозить что-либо (цены, процентные ставки)
    It was decided to lock in the prices for the most common goods.
  • lock (something) up
    гарантировать выставление кандидатуры, обеспечивать успех
    Richard Fonda would like to lock up the nomination to be a candidate in the next election.
  • lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
    принимать меры предосторожности слишком поздно
    "Don't you think it's too late to secure the territory now. It is like locking the barn door after the horse is stolen."
  • lock, stock, and barrel
    всё (оптом)
    We had to move our business to another town, so we decided to sell everything lock, stock, and barrel.
  • long and the short of it
    короче говоря, вот и весь сказ
    Adam got fired because he didn't do his job well; that's the long and the short of it.
  • long haul
    долгий период времени
    The hunters decided to stay in the forest for the long haul and not return to the village.
  • long shot
    имеющий мало шансов на успех
    It was a long shot that I would get a role in this film, but I was lucky.
  • look (someone) in the eye/face
    смотреть кому-либо в лицо, находиться лицом к кому-либо
    Pam looked me in the eye when she told me a lie about her absence from work.
  • look (someone) up
    навещать кого-либо
    "I doubt that I'll be able to look you up; I've been very busy lately."
  • look after (someone)
    ухаживать за кем-либо, присматривать
    My cousin asked me to look after her baby son while she was out shopping.
  • look at the world through rose-colored glasses
    смотреть на мир сквозь розовые очки, быть слишком оптимистичным
    Everybody seems to think that I look at the world through rose-colored glasses, but in fact I am very realistic.
  • look down on (someone or something)
    смотреть свысока, презирать
    There is no need to look down on a man just because he is poor.
  • look down one's nose at (someone or something)
    смотреть свысока, "воротить нос" от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    Tamara is very arrogant; she always looks down her nose at everybody.
  • look for (something to happen)
    ожидать, что что-либо произойдёт
    We are looking for Bill Brown to become a member of Parliament in the forthcoming election.
  • look for (something)
    искать что-либо
    I have been looking for my glasses all day, but I still don't know where they are.
  • look for trouble
    вести себя вызывающее, искать повода для ссоры, драки
    Every other evening the youngsters were hanging around, looking for trouble.
  • look forward to (something)
    ожидать чего-либо с удовольствием
    I am looking forward to your prompt reply.
  • 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."
  • look high and low for (someone or something)
    искать кого-либо \ чего-либо повсюду
    They looked high and low for a happy man, but they were not able to find him.
  • look in on (someone)
    нанести краткий визит кому-либо
    "Will you please look in on little Alan and see what he is doing?"
  • look into (something)
    детально исследовать, изучать, расследовать
    "The food has been very poor lately; I want you to look into it."
  • look like (something)
    прогнозировать, предсказывать что-либо
    It looks like it is going to snow later in the day.
  • look like death warmed over
    выглядеть очень больным
    Tim was very pale and looked like death warmed over, so I couldn't help asking him what the matter was.
  • 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.
  • look on
    наблюдать со стороны
    Paul didn't take part in the game; he merely looked on.
  • look on (someone) as (something)
    считать кого-либо чем-либо
    "Why do you look on him as authority?"
  • look out
    быть осторожным, быть настороже
    "Look out! There is a big puddle straight ahead."
  • look out for (someone or something)
    смотреть внимательно, продолжать искать кого-либо \ что-либо
    They continued to look out for a skilled company secretary.
  • look out for (someone)
    присматривать, заботиться о ком-либо
    "Will you please look out for my little Rocky while I am out?"
  • look over (something)
    внимательно просматривать что-либо
    "Would you mind looking over my exercise?"
  • look the other way
    отвернуться, игнорировать
    I asked him a question about his background, but he looked the other way.
  • look to (someone)
    обращаться за помощью к кому-либо, рассчитывать на кого-либо
    Sue had no one but her father to look to.
  • look to (something)
    заботиться, следить за чем-либо
    "I want you to look to my daughter's safety and comfort."
  • look up (something)
    искать слово (в словаре), наводить (справки) о чём-либо
    I looked up all the new words in the dictionary.