L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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[litterbug] {n.}, {slang}, {informal}
A person who leaves garbage in a public place, such as a park or beach or a street; one who litters.
Don't be a litterbug; keep the city clean!
[little]
See:
[A LITTLE],
[A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING],
[GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW],
[LITTLE FROG IN A BIG POND],
[MAKE LITTLE OF],
[NOT A LITTLE],
[QUITE A LITTLE] or
[QUITE A LITTLE BIT],
[THINK LITTLE OF],
[TWIST […]
[little does one think] {v. phr.}
To not realize; not expect; be hardly aware of.
Little did Ed think that very soon he would be the father of twin daughters.
[little frog in a big pond] or [small frog in a big pond] {n. phr.}
An unimportant person in a large group or organization.
In a large company, even a fairly successful man is likely to feel like a little frog in a big pond.
* /When Bill […]
[little pitchers have big ears]
Little children often overhear things they are not supposed to hear, or things adults do not expect they would notice. — A proverb.
* /Be especially careful not to swear in front of little children. Little pitchers have […]
[little theater] {n.}
A theater, usually with nonprofessional actors and actresses, which presents plays more for personal pleasure and practice than for profit.
Little theater groups are active in all parts of the United States.
* /Many famous […]
[lit up like a Christmas tree] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
To be drunk.
On New Year's Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas tree.
Compare: [THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND].
[live and learn]
You learn more new things the longer you live; you learn by experience. — A proverb.
"Live and learn," said Mother. "I never knew that the Indians once had a camp where our house is."
* /Janet made her new dress from cheap cloth, […]