Idioms for daily use (L)

Land of nod
If someone has gone to the land of nod, they have fallen asleep or gone to bed.
 

Landslide victory
A landslide victory is a victory in an election by a very large margin.
 

Lap dog
A lap dog is a person who is eager to please another at the expense of his or her
own needs in order to maintain a position of privilege or favor.
 

Lap of the gods
If something is in the lap of the gods, it is beyond our control and fate will
decide the outcome.
 

Larger than life
If something is excessive or exaggerated, it is larger than life.
 

Last hurrah
If an elderly person does something special before they die, it is a last hurrah.
 

Last laugh
The person who has the last laugh ends up with the the advantage in a situation
after some setbacks.
 

Last straw
The last straw is the final problem that makes someone lose their temper or the
problem that finally brought about the collapse of something. It comes from an
Arabic story, where a camel was loaded with straw until a single straw placed on
the rest of the load broke its back.
 

Last-ditch
A last-ditch attempt is a desperate attempt that will probably fail anyway.
 

Laugh a minute
Someone who is a laugh a minute is very funny.
 

Laugh to see a pudding crawl
(UK) Someone who would laugh to see a pudding crawl is easily amused and will
laugh at anything.
 

Laugh up your sleeve
If you laugh up your sleeve, you laugh at someone secretly.
 

Laughing stock
If someone becomes a laughing stock they do something so stupid or wrong that
no one can take them seriously and people scorn and laugh at them.
 

Laughter is the best medicine
 

Laughing is often helpful for healing, especially emotional healing.

Let sleeping dogs lie
If someone is told to let sleeping dogs lie, it means that they shouldn't disturb a
situation as it would result in trouble or complications.
 

Let the best be the enemy of the good
If the desire for an unattainable perfection stops someone from choosing good
possibilities, they let the best be the enemy of the good.
 

Let the cat out of the bag
If you accidentally reveal a secret, you let the cat out of the bag.
 

Let the chips fall where they may
This means that we shouldn't try to control events, because destiny controls
them.
 

Let the devil take the hindmost
This idiom means that you should think of yourself and not be concerned about
other people; look after yourself and let the devil take the hindmost.
 

Let the genie out of the bottle
If people let the genie out of the bottle, they let something bad happen that
cannot be put right or controlled.
 

Let the grass grow round your feet
If you let the grass grow round your feet, you delay doing things instead of
taking action.
 

Let your guard down
If you let your guard down, you relax and stop looking out for danger.
 

Let your hair down
If someone lets their hair down, they relax and stop feeling inhibited or shy.
 

Let's call it a day
This is used as a way of suggesting that it is time to stop working on something.
 

Letter of the law
If people interpret laws and regulations strictly, ignoring the ideas behind them,
they follow the letter of the law.
 

Level playing field
If there's a level playing field everybody is treated equally.
 

Lie like a rug
If someone lies like a rug, they lie to the point where it becomes obvious that
they're lying.
 

Lie low
If someone lies low, they try not to be found or caught.
 

Lie through your teeth
Someone who is always lying, regardless of what people know, lies through their
teeth.
 

Life and limb
When people risk life and limb, they could be killed or suffer serious injuries.