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lend a hand
To help someone
“Can you LEND A HAND with this?”
lend an ear
To listen to someone, especially sympathetically
“Can you LEND me AN EAR for a moment?”
let sleeping dogs lie
To avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but might do so if you disturb it
“I'd rather LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE.”
let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret, often by accident
“Don't LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG about the surprise party”
let the cat out of the bag
To reveal a secret, often accidentally
“I LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG about the surprise”
level playing field
A fair situation where everyone has an equal chance
“We need a LEVEL PLAYING FIELD”
lie through your teeth
To boldly lie
“He's LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH”
light at the end of the tunnel
Signs that a difficult period will end
“I can finally see THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.”
like a hermit
Living alone and avoiding other people
“He's been living LIKE A HERMIT since his wife died”
like beating a dead horse
A waste of time; continuing to discuss something that is already decided or settled
“Discussing this further is LIKE BEATING A DEAD HORSE.”
like gold dust
Something that is very difficult to get because a lot of people want it
“Tickets are LIKE GOLD DUST”
like pulling teeth
Very difficult; requiring a lot of effort to get something done
“Getting information from him is LIKE PULLING TEETH”
like talking to a brick wall
Trying to communicate with someone who won't listen or understand; a waste of time
“Talking to him is LIKE TALKING TO A BRICK WALL”
like two peas in a pod
Very similar; very much alike
“They're LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD”
live and let live
To accept other people as they are
“I believe in LIVE AND LET LIVE, generally.”
look before you leap
Think before you act
“You should LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP”
lose the plot
To become confused, crazy, or no longer understand what's happening
“I think he's LOSING THE PLOT”
lose touch
To stop communicating with someone
“We LOST TOUCH after college”
lose track
To forget or lose awareness of something
“I LOST TRACK of time completely.”
lose your head
To become upset or confused
“Don't LOSE YOUR HEAD”
lose your train of thought
To forget what you were saying or thinking about
“I lost my TRAIN OF THOUGHT when the phone rang”
low hanging fruit
Easy targets or accomplishments
“Let's go after THE LOW HANGING FRUIT first”
make a long story short
To summarize something briefly; to get to the point
“TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, we lost.”
make ends meet
To earn just enough money to live on
“We struggle to MAKE ENDS MEET, frankly.”