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• look over (something)
  внимательно просматривать что-либо

  "Would you mind looking over my exercise?"
• look out
  быть осторожным, быть настороже

  "Look out! There is a big puddle straight ahead."
• leave (something) hanging (in the air)
  оставить что-либо не решённым, "повисло в воздухе"

  Cora doesn't like to leave any problems undecided; she hates them to be left hanging in the air.
• let (someone) have it
  сильно ударить кого-либо, сурово наказать

  I saw two men fighting in the park. The bigger man let the other one have it.
• little frog in a big pond
  незначительный человек в большой группе

  Rick is aware of the fact that he is but a little frog in a big pond in this huge company.
• let down one's hair
  отдыхать, расслабиться

  We went on a picnic and let down our hair.
• lose sight of (something)
  потерять что-либо из виду

  The plane was flying very high and soon we lost sight of it.
• let the chance slip by
  упустить удобный случай

  They offered Henry a good job and he decided not to let the chance slip by.
• live through (something)
  пережить, перенести что-либо

  The people in this area lived through a disaster. One hundred and forty people lost their lives in the earthquake.
• like a sitting duck
  неподозревающий, неосведомлённый

  Jason was like a sitting duck when the finance director told him about the problems he was unaware of.
• lend color to (something)
  добавить колоритное сопровождение к чему-либо

  Beautiful music helped to lend color to the performance.
• lose ground
  уступать, сдавать свои позиции

  One must learn to lose ground in order to gain further ground later.
• look to (something)
  заботиться, следить за чем-либо

  "I want you to look to my daughter's safety and comfort."
• let up
  ослабевать, успокаиваться, прекращаться

  After a long time the rain let up, but the clouds stayed.
• lay one's cards on the table
  дать знать о своих намерениях, чувствах; "выложить карты на стол"

  I decided to lay my cards on the table and tell my boyfriend openly that I had fallen out of love with him.
• Like it's such a big deal!
  Как будто бы это так важно!

  "Like it's such a big deal!" my friend said when had lost my computer disk.
• let (something) slip (out)
  невзначай раскрыть секрет, проговориться

  Tim was angry with me because I let the information about his quitting the job slip out.
• lay one's eyes on (someone or something)
  увидеть кого-либо \ что-либо

  "I have lost my glasses. Will you, lease, tell me if you lay your eyes on them?"
• lay an egg
  провалиться, не заинтересовать (зрителей), не иметь успеха

  The film was awfully poor, and no wonder it laid an egg with the audience.
• look on
  наблюдать со стороны

  Paul didn't take part in the game; he merely looked on.
• last word
  последнее слово

  This discovery is the last word in science.
• 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.
• lick one's lips
  предвкушать удовольствие

  Sue licked her lips when she thought about her trip to Norway next week.
• let (something) loose
  дать чему-либо волю (воображению, гневу и т.д.)

  Linda let her imagination loose. She saw in her mind's eye how she traveled round the world.
• late in life
  в преклонном возрасте

  My Grandfather got interested in horse races rather late in life.
• look for trouble
  вести себя вызывающее, искать повода для ссоры, драки

  Every other evening the youngsters were hanging around, looking for trouble.
• lay out (money)
  тратить (деньги), "выложить деньги"

  "If we buy this house, we will have to lay out a lot of money on repairs, and that's a heavy outlay."
• like an open book
  легко понимаемое, не сложное

  I understand most of the computer programs; it's like an open book.
• leave (someone) holding the bag
  взвалить вину на кого-либо, держать ответ вместо кого-либо

  There was a car crash on the highway and the guilty driver ran away, leaving me holding the bag.
• let (something) go
  не обращать внимания на что-либо, пренебрегать

  Karen seemed to have let Mark's unpleasant remark go.
• let (someone) down easy
  сообщать неприятные новости дружелюбно, ободряющее

  I don't think I'll be able to let her down easy about her not being admitted to the university.
• lead (someone) around by the nose
  заставлять кого-либо делать то, что хочешь

  "Don't lead me around by the nose. I am not going to do what you want."
• live high on/off the hog
  иметь всё самое лучшее, жить в роскоши и комфорте

  Gina has been living high on the hog since she married a millionaire.
• line one's own pockets
  набивать себе карманы, обогащаться

  During the War some people lined their own pockets and did not do anything to help their country.
• like crazy
  как сумасшедший

  They left the house late, and ran like crazy to be able to catch their train.