• Главная
• Идиомы

Идиомы на букву L

• look at/see the world through rose-colored glasses
  смотреть на мир сквозь розовые очки

  John is too optimistic and he always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses.
• loosen (someone's) tongue
  развязать кому-либо язык; заставить кого-либо выболтать что-либо

  I wanted to get some information about the deal, but I didn't know how to loosen Mike's tongue.
• lose track of (someone or something)
  потерять связь, не быть в курсе дела

  I keep a diary so that I may not lose track of events in my life.
• laugh (something) out of court
  посмеяться над чем-либо, высмеять что-либо

  They laughed the case out of court as being extremely ridiculous.
• let go with (something)
  закричать что-либо, испустить вопль

  Mrs. Brown let go with a loud scream when she saw a mouse run out from under the bed.
• let (someone) have it (with both barrels)
  бранить

  Ms Nolan let her husband have it with both barrels when he had lost his car keys.
• loudmouth
  болтун, трепло

  Ron is a loudmouth; he is also noisy and boastful.
• lay the blame on (someone or something)
  винить кого-либо \ что-либо, возлагать ответственность

  She was not going to lay the blame on anyone; it was her fault that the documents were missing.
• lost in the shuffle
  упустить из виду или быть утерянным в запутанной или неблагоприятной ситуации

  As the family was moving from place to place, some of their utensils were lost in the shuffle of the move.
• last person
  самый неподходящий человек

  Sue is the last person that you would turn for help to.
• laugh off (something)
  отшутиться, отделаться смехом

  Pauline laughed off the attempt by George to propose marriage to her.
• lay out (something)
  планировать что-либо

  I took a bite to eat and then started laying out my plans.
• lose one's touch (with someone or something)
  потерять связь, контакт с кем-либо \ чем-либо

  I think that the teacher is losing her touch with the students whom she is teaching.
• leave (something) open
  оставить что-либо открытым, незапланированным

  Liz wanted to leave a few days open so that she could visit her grandparents in the country.
• last-ditch effort
  последнее усилие

  Adam made a last-ditch effort to persuade his friend not to immigrate to Canada.
• lead (someone) on a merry chase
  вести кого-либо по запутанному следу

  Adam had been leading his partners on a merry chase for quite some time before they finally understood his intentions.
• leave (someone) flat
  не удаётся развлекать или побуждать

  My friend likes to tell jokes, but they usually leave us flat.
• lay up (a vessel)
  поставить на прикол

  The fishermen usually lay up their boats for winter time.
• look for (something to happen)
  ожидать, что что-либо произойдёт

  We are looking for Bill Brown to become a member of Parliament in the forthcoming election.
• lead up to (something)
  постепенно подводить к чему-либо, наводить разговор на что-либо

  His arguments always lead up to a startling conclusion.
• leave (someone) in peace
  оставить кого-либо в покое

  "You've been bothering me since morning. Please, leave me in peace."
• late in the day
  поздновато, немного поздно

  Derek invited me to his birthday party, but it was a little late in the day as I had other plans.
• last of the big spenders
  транжира

  Samantha earns a lot of money and spends it freely; I think she is the last of the big spenders.
• long haul
  долгий период времени

  The hunters decided to stay in the forest for the long haul and not return to the village.
• lead off
  лидировать, положить начало

  The young man was leading off in the chess tournament.
• leave word with (someone)
  оставить записку, поручение кому-либо

  My boss left word with the secretary to have his partner call him some time during the day.
• lie fallow
  оставлять под паром (о земле), не вспахивать

  Sam Willows, the farmer, decided to let the field lie fallow for one growing season.
• lash out (at someone)
  наброситься на кого-либо, разразиться бранью

  As soon as the man entered the house, his wife lashed out at him in anger.
• land up (somewhere or in some situation)
  приземлиться где-либо или попасть в какую-либо ситуацию

  They headed for the theatre but landed up in the cinema.
• little by little
  постепенно, мало по малу

  The little boy had been seriously ill, but little by little he was getting better.
• live high off/on the hog
  жить в роскоши и комфорте

  Gina has been living high on the hog since she married a millionaire.
• lesser of the two
  меньшее из двух

  I can pay either $80 or $100 for a bike; I think I'd rather pay the lesser of the two."
• lost cause
  безнадёжное, проигранное дело

  Trying to change the work habits of our secretary is a lost cause. She will never change.
• lose out on (something)
  упустить возможность, не воспользоваться чем-либо

  If you do too much sport, it starts to rule your life. Then you lose out on other joys of life like music, cinema, and books.
• let (something) slide by
  забыть или пропустить что-либо важное

  My cousin Elena got offended because I let her birthday slide by.