Idioms beginning with L
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Meaning: succeed or win despite ridicule or mistrust from others.
Example: She was terminated from the company a year ago, but she had the last laugh when she was employed by the company's main competitor at double the wage. Read more ➺
Meaning: make someone act or think in a wrong or foolish manner.
Example: The interrogators in the case were led astray by false information from one of the witnesses. Read more ➺
Meaning: strange behaviors.
Example: When he made the decision to make his selecting passion a full-time endeavor, everyone said, "James, you've lost your marbles." Read more ➺
Meaning: to do something very quickly and enjoy doing it.
Example: She's taken to her grandmother's house like a duck to water. Read more ➺
Meaning: in a state of agitation.
Example: The coach acted like a cat on a hot tin roof throughout the game. Read more ➺
lights are on but nobody is home
Meaning: used to describe a stupid person.
Example: No matter how hard I try to understand what Jim is talking about, it is apparent that his lights are on but nobody is home. Read more ➺
Meaning: someone who makes one very happy.
Example: Because he was there with him through everything, he saw him as the light of his life. Read more ➺
Meaning: not expected to live much longer.
Example: He was told he only had three months left to live, so he is living on borrowed time now that it is four months later. Read more ➺
Meaning: give ironical praise to someone
Example: The judges loved your performance, but this was a backhanded compliment since they also highlighted it was blunt. Read more ➺
Meaning: extremely quick
Example: At recess, the boys and girls run lightning fast. Read more ➺
