L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[look sharp] {v.}
To be alert; be very attentive; keep a close watch.
It pays to look sharp in traffic.
The guide told us to look sharp because there were rattlesnakes around.
[look to] {v.}
1. To attend to; get ready for; take care of.
Plans had been prepared that looked to every possibility.
The president assigned a man to look to our needs.
2. To go for help to; depend on.
* /The child looks to his mother to […]
[look to one's laurels]
To make sure that your reputation is not spoiled; protect your good name; keep your record from being beaten by others.
Tom won the broad jump, but he had to look to his laurels.
* /Look to your laurels, Joan. Betty says […]
[look up] {v.}
1. {informal}
To improve in future chances; promise more success.
The first year was tough, but business looked up after that.
2. To search for; hunt for information about; find.
* /It is a good habit to look up new words in a […]
[look up to] {v.}
To think of (someone) as a good example to copy; honor; respect.
Mr. Smith had taught for many years, and all the students looked up to him.
Young children look up to older ones, so older children should be good examples.
[loose]
See:
[AT LOOSE ENDS],
[CAST OFF] or [CAST LOOSE],
[CUT LOOSE],
[PLAY FAST AND LOOSE],
[HAVE A SCREW LOOSE],
[LET LOOSE] or [SET LOOSE] or [TURN LOOSE],
[ON THE LOOSE].
[loose ends] {n.}
1. Parts or things that should be finished or put together.
Mary's composition had many loose ends.
When George came home after a long trip, he started picking up the loose ends.
2. See: [AT LOOSE ENDS].