Идиомы на букву L

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  • let sleeping dogs lie
    не нарывайся на неприятности, "не буди лиха пока лихо тихо"
    "Don't ask him about his problems; he might get angry. Better let sleeping dogs lie."
  • lie fallow
    оставлять под паром (о земле), не вспахивать
    Sam Willows, the farmer, decided to let the field lie fallow for one growing season.
  • lie in state
    покоиться в открытом гробу (для последнего прощания)
    Mr. Reed had been dead three years; it was in this chamber he breathed his last; here he lay in state.
  • lie in wait
    подстерегать кого-либо, быть в засаде
    The hunter lay in wait for the ducks to appear on the lake.
  • lie low
    занять выжидательную позицию, держаться в стороне, не привлекать внимания
    Roman escaped from prison and lay low because the police was looking for him everywhere.
  • lie through one's teeth
    врать напропалую
    It is customary for Lorna to lie through her teeth in order to get what she wants.