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love

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FOR LOVE OR MONEY,

IN LOVE,

LABOR OF LOVE,

MAKE LOVE,

NO LOVE LOST,

PUPPY LOVE also CALF LOVE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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puppy love

[puppy love] also [calf love] {n.}, {informal} The first love of very young people. * /When John and Mary began going around together in junior high school, their parents said […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make love

[make love] {v. phr.} 1. To be warm, loving, and tender toward someone of the opposite sex; try to get him or her to love you too. * /There was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in love

[in love] {adj. phr.} Liking very much; loving. * /John is in love with Helen./ * /Tom and Ellen arc in love./ * /Mary is in love with her new […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

no love lost

[no love lost] {n. phr.} Bad feeling; ill will. * /Bob and Dick both wanted to be elected captain of the team, and there was no love lost between them./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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