L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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[leave a bad taste in one's mouth] {v. phr.}
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.
Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
[leave at the altar] {v. phr.}
1. To decide not to marry someone in the last minute; jilt.
Ed left poor Susan at the altar.
2. To overlook and skip for promotion; not fulfill deserved expectation.
* /Once again I didn't get my promotion and was […]
[leave behind] {v. phr.}
1. Abandon.
Refugees on the run must sometimes leave old and sick people behind.
2. To forget; go away without.
We had reached our car when we noticed that we had left our keys behind.
[leave flat] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To quit or leave suddenly without warning when wanted or needed; desert; forsake; abandon.
Sam found that being a member of the trail-clearing group was a lot of hard work, so he left them flat.
* /My car ran out […]
[leave hanging] or [leave hanging in the air] {v. phr.}
To leave undecided or unsettled.
Because the committee could not decide on a time and place, the matter of the spring dance was left hanging.
* /Ted's mother didn't know what to do about the […]
[leave holding the bag] or [leave holding the sack] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything,
In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag.
2. To force (someone) to take the whole […]
[leave in the lurch] {v. phr.}
To desert or leave alone in trouble; refuse to help or support.
The town bully caught Eddie, and Tom left him in the lurch.
Bill quit his job, leaving his boss in the lurch.
Compare: [LEAVE FLAT], [HIGH AND DRY] […]