like a monkey on a stick
To be restless and agitated.
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like a train
With unstoppable momentum.
like it's going out of style
Of engaging in an activity: enthusiastically; to an excessive degree.
like molasses
Very slowly and gradually.
like old boots
Synonym of like anything (“with plenty of effort, speed, etc.”).
like stink on shit
In very close proximity; following closely.
like winking
Very rapidly; in a flash.
limber up
To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.
line out
To appear in a lineout.
line up
To align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
linger out
To pass in a tedious manner.
link in
to connect in a useful or meaningful way
link out
To link to an external website.
link up
To link or join together.
listen after
To take notice of.
little man in the boat
The clitoris.
load down
To load heavily, with a significant burden.
load out
To load or load up in preparation for, or as an aspect of, heading out.
location, location, location
The most important consideration in buying real estate is its location.
lock away
To lock up; to lock in a safe place, out of view.
lock down
To secure (something).
lock in
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To secure (someone or something) in a locked enclosure.
lock through
To travel through a lock, or a flight of locks, on a waterway.
lock up
To imprison or incarcerate (someone).
log in
To gain access to a computer system, usually by providing a previously registered username and password.
log into
To log in (“gain access, usually by providing a previously registered username and password”) to (a computer system).
log on
Synonym of log in.
log onto
Synonym of log on.
log out
To exit a user account in a computer system, so that one is not recognized until signing in again.
long ways, long lies
Someone who returns from a far-off region can tell lies without fear of being contradicted.
look back
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back.
look beyond
Synonym of look past.
look in
To visit a place or person briefly and casually.
look like who did it and ran
To appear messy or dishevelled.
look over
To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of.
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.
loom ahead
To be likely to occur and to be disastrous; to be foreboding.
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).
loose as a goose
Very loose (in various senses).
loosen up
To become loose; to loosen; to relax (a muscle, etc.).
lose out
To be at a disadvantage.
luck in
To experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.
make away with
To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
make fetch happen
To make something, especially a term or expression, catch on.
make into
To cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform.
make off
To exit or depart; to run away.
make off with
To steal (something) and flee.
make out
To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque).
make out of
To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance).
make streaks
To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
make up
To constitute, to compose.
map onto
To identify or demonstrate connections between two things (e.g. data sets); to display (data) onto or connected to something else.
map out
To create a map of an area.
march on
To continue or keep on.
march past
Alternative form of march-past.
mark down as
To come to a conclusion about someone or something; to make a note of one's conclusion about someone or something.
mark off
To separate by or as with a boundary line.
marshal together
To gather together in an organized manner.