L
Idioms beginning with "L"
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[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.
[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.
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[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: […]
[long-winded] {adj.}
Tedious; overlong; given to too much talking.
Everyone was bored by the old man's long-winded stories.