L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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Contents of L:
[lay to rest] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To put a dead person into a grave or tomb; bury.
President Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
2. To get rid of; put away permanently; stop.
* /The Scoutmaster's fears that Tom had […]
[lay up] {v.}
1. To collect a supply of; save for future, use; store.
Bees lay up honey for the winter.
2. To keep in the house or in bed because of sickness or injury; disable.
* /Jack was laid up with a twisted knee and couldn't play in the […]
[lay waste] {v. phr.}, {literary}
To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck.
Enemy soldiers laid waste the land.
[lay-away plan] {n.}
A plan for buying something that you can't pay cash for; a plan in which you pay some money down and pay a little more when you can, and the store holds the article until you have paid the full price.
* /She could not afford to pay […]
[layoff] {n.}
A systematic or periodical dismissal of employees from a factory or a firm.
Due to the poor economy, the car manufacturer announced a major layoff starting next month.
[layout] {n.}
General situation; arrangement; plan.
The layout of their apartment overlooking Lake Michigan was strikingly unusual.
Compare: [LAID OUT].
[layover] {n.}
A stopover, usually at an airport or in a hotel due to interrupted air travel.
There were several layovers at O'Hare last month due to bad weather.