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  • look up to (someone)
    уважать кого-либо
    They looked up to him as a brilliant example of devotion to duty.
  • loom large (on the horizon)
    неясно вырисовываться, маячить (на горизонте)
    The mills loomed large on the horison in the gathering darkness.
  • loose ends
    незаконченные дела
    "Don't forget that you have many loose ends to deal with before you go on vacation."
  • lord it over (someone)
    командовать, распоряжаться
    Aram likes to be bossy and lord it over the other members of the family.
  • lose ground
    уступать, сдавать свои позиции
    One must learn to lose ground in order to gain further ground later.
  • lose one's cool
    выйти из себя, потерять терпение
    The teacher lost her cool because the students misbehaved at her lesson.
  • lose one's temper
    выйти из себя, рассердиться, вспылить
    Alice had never been contradicted before and she felt she was losing her temper.
  • lose one's touch (with someone or something)
    потерять связь, контакт с кем-либо \ чем-либо
    I think that the teacher is losing her touch with the students whom she is teaching.
  • lose one's way
    заблудиться
    I can eas ily get lost in any place, even if it's quite impossible to lose your way there.
  • lose oneself (in something)
    глубоко погрузиться во что-либо
    The book was fantastic, and I literally lost myself in it.
  • lose out on (something)
    упустить возможность, не воспользоваться чем-либо
    If you do too much sport, it starts to rule your life. Then you lose out on other joys of life like music, cinema, and books.
  • 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.
  • lose sight of (something)
    потерять что-либо из виду
    The plane was flying very high and soon we lost sight of it.
  • lose sleep over (someone or something)
    потерять сон из-за кого-либо \ чего-либо
    He lost sleep over his recent family problems.
  • lose touch with (someone)
    потерять связь, контакт с кем-либо
    She graduated from the university long ago but didn't lose touch with her university friends.
  • lose track of (someone or something)
    потерять связь, не быть в курсе дела
    I keep a diary so that I may not lose track of events in my life.
  • 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.
  • lost cause
    безнадёжное, проигранное дело
    Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.
  • lost in thought
    быть погружённым в свои мысли
    James was lost in thought when somebody knocked on his door.
  • lost on (someone)
    затрачивать напрасно, не иметь должного эффекта
    Jim's mother insisted that he do better at school, but her words were lost on him.
  • 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.
  • loud and clear
    громко и чётко
    He preferred to speak loud and clear.
  • lousy with (something)
    изобилие, избыток чего-либо (с негативным оттенком)
    The summer cottage was lousy with mosquitoes.
  • lover's lane
    аллея влюблённых
    They parked their car in the lover's lane.
  • 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."
  • lowdown
    правдивая информация
    "I want you to give me the lowdown on the new equipment we received yesterday."
  • 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.
  • lower oneself to (some level)
    опуститься до (какого-либо уровня поведения)
    James does not want to lower himself to the same level as his friend who likes to cheat at the exams.
  • 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.
  • luck out
    внезапно повести
    I lucked out with the railway tickets and was able to get good seats in the train.
  • 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.
  • lull (someone) to sleep
    укачать кого-либо (чтобы человек заснул)
    The baby was restless, and Sally had some difficulty to lull it to sleep.
  • lull before the storm
    затишье перед бурей
    It was the lull before the storm when my boss walked into our office to speak about our new work schedule.
  • lunatic fringe
    самые экстремальные члены группы
    A small lunatic fringe of protesters caused a lot of trouble at the protest rally.
  • mad as a hatter
    спятивший, не в своём уме
    Keep an eye on the man; he is mad as a hatter.