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📖 general

General idioms that span a wide range of everyday topics.

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let them eat cake

a phrase attributed to Marie Antoinette, suggesting indifference to the plight of the poor

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lick and a promise

a quick and superficial job done hastily

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lie like a rug

To tell a convincing and shameless lie.

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lie low

To avoid drawing attention to oneself.

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lie through your teeth

To tell a blatant and shameless lie.

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life and limb

To risk one's safety or well-being.

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lift the curtain

To reveal or disclose something hidden.

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light a fire under

to motivate someone to take action or to work harder

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like a hole in the head

something that is completely unnecessary or unwanted

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like chalk and cheese

to be entirely different or incompatible

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like someone owns the place

to act very confidently or as if one has complete authority

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like talking to a wall

to be unable to communicate effectively with someone; to be ignored

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