L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[lay one's hands on] or [get one's hands on] {v. phr.}
1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly.
If I ever lay my hands on that boy he'll be sorry.
Compare: [LAY A FINGER ON].
2. To get possession of.
* /He was unable to lay his hands on […]
[lay oneself open to] {v. phr.}
To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself.
If you don't perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism.
[lay oneself out] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To make an extra hard effort; try very hard.
Larry wanted to win a medal for his school, so he really laid himself out in the race.
[lay out] {v. phr.}
1. To prepare (a dead body) for burial.
The corpse was laid out by the undertaker.
2. {slang}
To knock down flat; to hit unconscious.
A stiff right to the jaw laid the boxer out in the second round.
3. To plan.
* /Come […]
[lay over] {v.}
1. To put off until later; delay; postpone.
We voted to lay the question over to our next meeting for decision.
2. To arrive in one place and wait some time before continuing the journey.
* /We had to lay over in St. Louis for […]
[lay rubber] or [lay a patch] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To take off in a car or a motorcycle so fast that the tires (made of rubber) leave a mark on the pavement.
Look at those crazy drag racers; they laid rubber in front of my house.
[lay the blame at one's door] {v. phr.}
To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure.
The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game.
[lay to] {v.}
1. To give the blame or credit to; to name as cause.
He was unpopular and when he made money, it was laid to his dishonesty, but when he lost money, it was laid to his stupidity.
Compare: [LAY AT ONE'S DOOR].
2. To hold a ship or […]