[long and short of it] {n. phr.} The essence; the whole […]

[lost cause] {n. phr.} A movement that has failed and has […]

[lounge lizard] {n. phr.} A well-dressed male fortune hunter who sits […]

[lump in one's throat] {n. phr.} A feeling (as of grief […]

[maiden speech] {n. phr.} One's first public speech, usually before some […]

[maiden voyage] {n. phr.} The first voyage of a boat. * […]

[mail order] {n. phr.} A purchase made by mail. * /If […]

[mama's boy] {n. phr.}, {informal} A boy who depends too much […]

[man in the moon] {n. phr.} An imaginary or nonexistent person […]

[man in the street] {n. phr.} The man who is just […]