lone rangering
The practice of doing something on one's own, especially without authorization.
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long
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
long absent, soon forgotten
Love fades away when people are distant and do not maintain close physical contact.
long arms
A person who steals things or borrows them without asking.
long drink of water
A tall person.
long for
likely to remain for a long time
long ghost
A tall, thin person.
long off
a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives
long shot
Very unlikely.
long streak of misery
A tall, thin person with a gloomy attitude.
long time no see
Not seen in a long time.
long ways, long lies
Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.
long-sleever
A pint of beer.
long-tailed one
A banknote of high denomination.
longhouse
The modern society, perceived as increasingly matriarchal and overly egalitarian, and therefore stifling nonconformity and masculine values.
longs and shorts
Playing cards designed for cheating.
loo
A lieutenant.
loob
lubricant, especially social lubricant
loogie
A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
look a gift horse in the mouth
To find fault with something that has been received as a gift or favor.
look after
To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).
look ahead
To consider the future, to anticipate future events.
look ahead to
To plan for the future; to look forward to something; to be excited for something happening in the future.
look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
To look extremely dishevelled.
look at
To observe or watch.
look away
To ignore something; to pretend not to have seen or noticed something; to avoid dealing with something.
look back
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back.
look beyond
Synonym of look past.
look down
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, down.
look in
To visit a place or person briefly and casually.
look in on
To check that (someone or something) is okay or that a process is continuing appropriately; to check up on; to monitor (someone) through brief, often surreptitious checks.
look like a bomb has hit it
to be very messy.
look like something the cat dragged in
To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.
look like who did it and ran
To appear messy or dishevelled.
look on as
To treat someone in a particular role; to consider someone in a particular way.
look on the bright side
Be optimistic.
look over
To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
look past
To see potential beyond obvious flaws; to consider something more than something else.
look the other way
Ignore deliberately.
look upon
To consider or regard something in a specific manner.
look-at-me
Routinely soliciting attention through inappropriate or ostentatious behavior or provocation.
looker
Someone or something who is remarkably good-looking.
lookers-on see most of the game
Those who do not participate in an event observe or experience it more of it than the participants.
looks can be deceiving
A person, place, thing, or situation can be very different from how it seems or appears to be at first glance.
looksmaxx
To enhance one's physical appearance to increase one's sexual market value.
looksmaxxing
An attempt (often pseudoscientific) to maximize physical attractiveness.
looky-loo
A person who comes into a store and looks around but doesn't buy anything.
loom ahead
To be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding.
loon
A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
loony bin
A lunatic asylum.
loony tune
A silly or crazy person; a person whose actions are unpredictable and irrational.
loony tunes
insane; crazy
loony van
An ambulance used to take a mental patient away to an institution.
loonytarian
A libertarian.
loop in
To include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.
loop off
To leave or depart.
loop up
To form a loop by raising (something that is hanging down or descending).
loophound
Someone who frequents saloons or other nightlife, originally specifically in Chicago's Loop district.
loopy
Idiotic; crazy.
loose as a goose
Very loose (in various senses).
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