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[live out of a suitcase]{v. phr.} To have no permanent residence or a permanent place to hang one’s clothes. •/When Jennifer accepted her new job, she had no idea that she would have to live out of a suitcase for six months./
[live up to]{v.} To act according to; come up to; agree with; follow. •/So far as he could, John had always tried to live up to the example he saw in Lincoln./ •/Bob was a man who lived up to his promises./ •/The new house didn’t live up to expectations./
[live wire]{n. phr.} 1. An electrically charged wire, usually uninsulated. •/The electrician was severely burned by the live wire./ 2. An alert or energetic person. •/To sell the new merchandise, our company needs several salespeople who are live wires./
[living daylights] See: BEAT THE --- OUT OF, KNOCK THE --- OUT OF.
[living end]{adj.}, {slang} Great; fantastic; the ultimate. •/That show we saw last night was the living end./
[load] See: GET A LOAD OF.
[loaded for bear]{adj. phr.}, {slang} Ready for action; prepared and eager. •/Frank liked the new merchandise and as he set out on his rounds as a salesman, he felt really loaded for bear./ •/The football team arrived Friday noon, loaded for bear./
[load the bases] or [fill the bases]{v. phr.} To get men on all three bases in baseball. •/The Mets loaded the bases with two singles and a base on balls./ •/Don hit a home run with the bases loaded./
[loaf] See: HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NONE or HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD.
[loan shark]{n. phr.} A money lender who charges excessive interest. •/Why go to a loan shark when you can borrow from the bank at the legal rate?/
[local yokel]{n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s hand radio jargon} City police officer, as opposed to state police or highway patrol. •/There’s a local yokel westbound on the move./
[lock] See: SCALP LOCK.
[lock, stock, and barrel]{n. phr.} Everything; completely. •/The robbers emptied the whole house — lock, stock, and barrel./ Compare: HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER.
[lock the barn door after the horse is stolen] To be careful or try to make something safe when it is too late. — A proverb. •/After Mary failed the examination, she said she would study hard after that. She wanted to lock the barn door after the horse was stolen./
[lock up]{v. phr.}, {slang} To be assured of success. •/How did your math test go? — I locked it up, I think./
[lodge a complaint]{v. phr.} To make a complaint; complain. •/If our neighbors don’t stop this constant noise, I will have to lodge a complaint with the management./
[loggerhead] See: AT LOGGERHEADS.
[loin] See: GIRD UP ONE’S LOINS.
[lone wolf]{n.} A man who likes to work or live alone. •/The man who paints a picture or establishes a business is often a lone wolf; so is the criminal outlaw./ •/Jones is a good pitcher, but he is a lone wolf./
[long] See: AT LAST or AT LONG LAST, BEFORE LONG, COME A LONG WAY, IN THE LONG RUN, NO LONGER, SO LONG, THE LONG AND THE SHORT.
[long and short of it]{n. phr.} The essence; the whole story in a nutshell. •/The long and short of it is that he is lazy and doesn’t really want to find a job./
[long ball]{n.} A baseball hit far enough to be a home run. •/The White Sox need a player who can hit the long ball./
[long face]{n.} A sad look; disappointed look. •/He told the story with a long face./ — Often used in the phrase "pull a long face". •/Don’t pull a long face when I tell you to go to bed./
[longhair(1)] 1. {n.}, {slang} A male hippie. •/Who’s that longhair? — It’s Joe./ 2. An intellectual who prefers classical music to jazz or acid rock. •/Catwallender is a regular longhair; he never listens to modern jazz./
[longhair(2)]{adj.}, {slang} Pertaining to classical art forms, primarily in dancing and music. •/Cut out that longhair Mozart Symphony and put on a decent pop record!/
[long haul] or [long pull]{n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance or trip. •/It is a long haul to drive across the country./ Contrast SHORT HAUL. 2. A long length of time during which work continues or something is done; a long time of trying. •/A boy crippled by polio may learn to walk again, but it may be a long haul./ — Often used in the phrase "over the long haul". •/Over the long haul, an expensive pair of shoes may save you money./ Contrast: SHORT HAUL.
[long pull] See: LONG HAUL. [long shot]{n.} 1. A bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed. •/The horse was a long shot, but it came in and paid well./ •/Jones was a long shot for mayor./ •/The business long shot that succeeds often pays extremely well./ 2. See: BY A LONG SHOT.
[long-winded]{adj.} Tedious; overlong; given to too much talking. •/Everyone was bored by the old man’s long-winded stories./