lead out
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, out.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
lead poisoning
A gunshot wound.
lead through
To take turns leading an expedition.
lead to
To be a cause of.
lead trophy
Synonym of success ballast.
lead, follow, or get out of the way
One should either take initiative, help someone who is taking initiative, or avoid hindering those who are taking initiative.
lead-pipe cinch
A cinch; something very easy.
leaf
A member of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team, its organization, or its supporters.
leaf out
Of a plant, to open its buds.
leaf peeper
A tree sightseer who enjoys observing the leaves change color in the autumn.
leaf through
To turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random.
leak like a sieve
To be very leaky.
leak out
To spill or pour out, because of a leak.
lean
A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.
lean in
To shift one's weight forward; to lean forward or towards something.
lean into
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, into.
lean on
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, on.
lean towards
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lean, towards.
leap ahead
To make great strides; to advance far in advance of others; to innovate unexpectedly or in an unexpected manner.
leap at
Synonym of jump at.
leap up
To quickly stand up
leaper
A fan of the television series Quantum Leap.
leapfrog
Laphroaig whisky.
learn Chinese
To quit or transfer from a major professional sports league, suggesting a player does not deserve their current place.
leary biscuit
A snack consisting of cheese and a marijuana bud on a cracker, briefly microwaved.
lease out
To lease; to let (property, as a landlord)
leather queen
A gay man with a fetish for leather.
leathered
Very drunk; intoxicated.
leatherette
A person, especially a woman, who dresses in leather or imitation leather.
leatherhead
A city watchman who wore a leather helmet.
leave aside
To not talk about a topic so as to allow full consideration to something else.
leave it out
Stop it; an admonition to a person who is misbehaving.
leave out
To omit, to not include, to neglect to mention.
leave with the one that brought ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one that brung ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one that brung you
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one what brought ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one what brought you
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one what brung ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one what brung you
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one who brought ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one who brought you
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one who brung ya
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leave with the one who brung you
Synonym of dance with the one that brought you.
leaves of three, let it be
Don't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy or poison oak.
Leaving Cert
Clipping of Leaving Certificate.
lebai
A very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner.
leben
Pronunciation spelling of leven, variant of eleven.
lebenty
An unspecified large number (of).
lebenty leben
An unspecified large number (of).
ledgebag
Synonym of lege (“a legend; a person held in high regard”).
ledhead
A fan of the English rock band Led Zeppelin.
leet
Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
left coast
The West Coast of the United States.
left-handed cigarette
A marijuana cigarette.
leftard
A person of left-wing political views.
leftneck
A redneck who is on the political left.
leftpondia
English-speaking parts of The Americas.
leftpondian
From or of Leftpondia.
lefty
One's left testicle.