lift off
Synonym of take off (leave the ground and begin flight).
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
lift up
To elevate to a higher position.
lig
To be a ligger or hanger-on; to freeload.
liggerati
Freeloaders or hangers-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.
light along
To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along.
light as a feather
extremely light, having minimal weight
light down
To dismount; to get off.
light infantry
Bedbugs or fleas.
light off
To light the fire on a gas boiler to turn it on.
light on
Synonym of light upon.
light out
To go away or depart, especially in haste or without notice.
light someone's fire
To excite or arouse someone; to turn someone on.
light stepper
A male homosexual.
light up like a Christmas tree
To become very brightly lit.
light upon
To find or think of something unexpectedly; to come upon something by accident.
lightning carrier
A small light fast aircraft carrier specialized in operating VTOL aircraft, used for controlling sea lanes, convoy escort, and, anti-submarine patrol (ASW)
lightning never strikes twice
An allusive shortening of lightning never strikes twice in the same place, usually used figuratively.
lighty
A young man; a boy.
ligtas point
Synonym of langit point.
like a bag of ferrets
With a great deal of fuss, commotion, or physical jostling.
like a bat out of hell
With crazy or excessive intensity or speed.
like a bear with a sore head
Very irritable; bad-tempered.
like a big dog
A lot; a great deal.
like a bitch
A lot; a a great deal.
like a bitch on heat
Synonym of like a dog on heat.
like a blue-arsed fly
To be frantic, harried or restless
like a boss
Skillfully, confidently.
like a bug to a zapper
irresistibly lured into something harmful.
like a bull in a china shop
Clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.
like a bump on a log
Idly, listlessly, or uselessly.
like a cat in a strange garret
Having a feeling of uncertainty and misapprehension due to being in an unfamiliar situation.
like a cat on a hot tin roof
Jumpy, nervous.
like a charm
Very effectively.
like a chicken on a June bug
Very quickly; in short order.
like a cow pissing on a flat rock
Heavily; copiously (and often loudly).
like a dog in heat
Very energetic and enthusiastic, especially when sexually aroused.
like a dog with a bone
Stubborn and tenacious; persistent; relentless; dogged.
like a dog with two dicks
Sexually voracious.
like a dog with two tails
Very happy and excited.
like a dose of salts
Very quickly and thoroughly.
like a drowned rat
Soaked to the point of being highly unattractive; bedraggled.
like a dying duck in a thunderstorm
Looking hopelessly sad and dejected.
like a fart in church
In a way that is very poorly received.
like a hawk
With particular vigilance or attention, implying sharp vision.
like a hen on a hot griddle
Very jumpy or restless.
like a kid at Christmas
Very delighted and excited.
like a kid in a candy store
Extremely excited as a result of having many options to choose from.
like a knife through butter
With great ease and effectiveness.
like a lamb to the slaughter
Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.
like a man
Bravely, decisively, and without complaining.
like a martin to his gourd
Straight, unerringly, directly.
like a million bucks
Extremely good or well.
like a million dollars
extremely good or well
like a monkey on a stick
To be restless and agitated.
like a moth to the flame
Inescapably allured by something harmful.
like a mother hawk
Paying extremely close attention; in an extremely protective way
like a raped ape
With great rapidity.
like a rat up a drainpipe
Very rapidly.
like a ripe plum
With no effort on one's part.
like a scalded cat
With great rapidity.