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Total idioms: 9858 - currently selected: 488 (50 per page)Lion of judah
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Lion of Judah
1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ
2. (Rastafarian) the emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
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Lion of Judah
1. (Christianity) Jesus Christ
2. (Rastafarian) the emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
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Lion's den
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lion's den (plural lion's dens)
1. Used other than as an idiom. the lair of a lion
2. (idiomatic) any dangerous or frightening place
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lion's den (plural lion's dens)
1. Used other than as an idiom. the lair of a lion
2. (idiomatic) any dangerous or frightening place
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Lion's share
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The lion's share of something is the largest portion, or the best part.
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He left very little money to his children; the lion's share was donated to charity.
The lion's share of something is the largest portion, or the best part.
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He left very little money to his children; the lion's share was donated to charity.
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Lip service
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If you pay lip service to an idea or cause, you give verbal support or approval, but fail to actually do anything.
lip service (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Empty talk; words absent of action or intention.
? The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.
2. (slang, vulgar) Cunnilingus, the act of using the mouth and tongue to stimulate the female genitals, especially the clitoris and labium. (Sometimes also referred to as giving lip.)
? Jack gave Sa
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In spite of promising equal pay for women, the management is suspected of paying lip service to the promotion of women's rights.
If you pay lip service to an idea or cause, you give verbal support or approval, but fail to actually do anything.
lip service (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Empty talk; words absent of action or intention.
? The candidate gave lip service to fixing the problems, but it is doubtful that he will do much.
2. (slang, vulgar) Cunnilingus, the act of using the mouth and tongue to stimulate the female genitals, especially the clitoris and labium. (Sometimes also referred to as giving lip.)
? Jack gave Sa
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In spite of promising equal pay for women, the management is suspected of paying lip service to the promotion of women's rights.
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Lips are sealed
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If you say that your lips are sealed, you promise not to reveal a secret.
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I promise I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed.
If you say that your lips are sealed, you promise not to reveal a secret.
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I promise I won't tell anyone. My lips are sealed.
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Liquid courage
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liquid courage (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage in the drinker.
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liquid courage (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) Alcohol drunk to induce a feeling of courage in the drinker.
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Listen in
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listen in (third-person singular simple present listens in, present participle listening in, simple past and past participle listened in)
1. To listen without participating.
? Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?
? We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.
2. (idiomatic) To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
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listen in (third-person singular simple present listens in, present participle listening in, simple past and past participle listened in)
1. To listen without participating.
? Do you mind if I listen in on your meeting tomorrow?
? We invite you to listen in to our radio broadcast.
2. (idiomatic) To eavesdrop; to listen secretly.
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Listen up
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listen up
1. (idiomatic) To listen closely; to pay attention. Often used in the imperative.
? I'm only gonna say this once, so listen up.
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listen up
1. (idiomatic) To listen closely; to pay attention. Often used in the imperative.
? I'm only gonna say this once, so listen up.
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Little emperor
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little emperor (plural little emperors)
1. (idiomatic) In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)
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little emperor (plural little emperors)
1. (idiomatic) In contemporary China, a child with no siblings who is regarded as overly protected and spoiled. (Seen as belonging to a generation which is a product of China's "one-child" policy.)
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Little head
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little head (plural little heads)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, usually humorous) The glans of the penis.
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little head (plural little heads)
1. (idiomatic, euphemistic, usually humorous) The glans of the penis.
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Little old
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little old (not comparable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see little, old.
? A little old lady. This joke is getting a little old.
2. (US, idiomatic, informal, chiefly southern US) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).
? How about a little
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little old (not comparable)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see little, old.
? A little old lady. This joke is getting a little old.
2. (US, idiomatic, informal, chiefly southern US) Emphatically, affectionately, or humorously little; ordinary or harmless (especially when trying to downplay the importance of something).
? How about a little
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Little pitcher
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little pitcher (plural little pitchers)
1. (idiomatic) A child.
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little pitcher (plural little pitchers)
1. (idiomatic) A child.
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Little woman
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little woman (plural little women)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see little, woman.
2. (informal) wife
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little woman (plural little women)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see little, woman.
2. (informal) wife
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Live a lie
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If you spend your life hiding something important about yourself, or inventing something which is not true, you live a lie.
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To hide his humble origins, he told his wife he had no family and spent his life living a lie.
If you spend your life hiding something important about yourself, or inventing something which is not true, you live a lie.
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To hide his humble origins, he told his wife he had no family and spent his life living a lie.
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Live and learn
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live and learn
1. (idiomatic) An exhortation to gain knowledge from living experiences. Commonly used after an accident or misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.
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live and learn
1. (idiomatic) An exhortation to gain knowledge from living experiences. Commonly used after an accident or misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.
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Live and let live
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live and let live
1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
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live and let live
1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
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Live beyond means
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If someone lives beyond their means, they spend more money than they earn or can afford.
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The cost of living was so much higher in New York that he was soon living beyond his means.
If someone lives beyond their means, they spend more money than they earn or can afford.
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The cost of living was so much higher in New York that he was soon living beyond his means.
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Live from hand to mouth
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If you live from hand to mouth, you don't have any money to save because whatever you earn is spent on food and other essentials.
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Most families in that area live from hand to mouth.
If you live from hand to mouth, you don't have any money to save because whatever you earn is spent on food and other essentials.
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Most families in that area live from hand to mouth.
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Live high off the hog
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Someone who lives high off the hog has a lot of money and a very comfortable lifestyle.
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Now he's wealthy and living high off the hog.
Someone who lives high off the hog has a lot of money and a very comfortable lifestyle.
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Now he's wealthy and living high off the hog.
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Live high off the hog
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Someone who lives high off the hog has a lot of money and a very comfortable lifestyle.
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Now he's wealthy and living high off the hog.
Someone who lives high off the hog has a lot of money and a very comfortable lifestyle.
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Now he's wealthy and living high off the hog.
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Live in an ivory tower
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A person who lives in an ivory tower has a lifestyle that preserves them from the problems and difficulties experienced by others.
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You're completely out of touch - it's time to come out of your ivory tower and see what's going on!
A person who lives in an ivory tower has a lifestyle that preserves them from the problems and difficulties experienced by others.
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You're completely out of touch - it's time to come out of your ivory tower and see what's going on!
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Live in clover
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Someone who lives in clover has enough money to lead a very comfortable life.
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I dream of making an enormous amount of money and living in clover for the rest of my life!
Someone who lives in clover has enough money to lead a very comfortable life.
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I dream of making an enormous amount of money and living in clover for the rest of my life!
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Live in sin
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live in sin
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To cohabit as if man and wife without being married.
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live in sin
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To cohabit as if man and wife without being married.
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Live it up
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live it up (third-person singular simple present lives it up, present participle living it up, simple past and past participle lived it up)
1. (idiomatic) To enjoy oneself, to have fun.
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live it up (third-person singular simple present lives it up, present participle living it up, simple past and past participle lived it up)
1. (idiomatic) To enjoy oneself, to have fun.
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Live large
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live large
1. (idiomatic) To have a lavish or overly-extravagant lifestyle.
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live large
1. (idiomatic) To have a lavish or overly-extravagant lifestyle.
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Live off
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live off (third-person singular simple present lives off, present participle living off, simple past and past participle lived off)
1. (idiomatic) to depend on financially
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live off (third-person singular simple present lives off, present participle living off, simple past and past participle lived off)
1. (idiomatic) to depend on financially
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Live on
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live on (third-person singular simple present lives on, present participle living on, simple past and past participle lived on)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.
? When he was in the rainforest, he lived on bugs and rainwater.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.
? Her memory lives on in our
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live on (third-person singular simple present lives on, present participle living on, simple past and past participle lived on)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To survive solely by consuming a certain thing.
? When he was in the rainforest, he lived on bugs and rainwater.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To endure.
? Her memory lives on in our
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Live on the breadline
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People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive.
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Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before.
People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive.
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Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before.
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Live on the edge
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to live on the edge (third-person singular simple present lives on the edge, present participle living on the edge, simple past and past participle lived on the edge)
1. (idiomatic) To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
2. (idiomatic) To be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, wh
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to live on the edge (third-person singular simple present lives on the edge, present participle living on the edge, simple past and past participle lived on the edge)
1. (idiomatic) To have an adventurous or perilous lifestyle; to behave in a manner which creates risks for oneself.
2. (idiomatic) To be caught in an economic or societal situation which one did not choose, wh
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Live one
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live one (plural live ones)
1. (idiomatic) Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.
2. (idiomatic) Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.
3. (idiomatic) A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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live one (plural live ones)
1. (idiomatic) Someone who is easily fooled, victimized, or ridiculed.
2. (idiomatic) Someone who is eccentric, nonconformist, or otherwise peculiar.
3. (idiomatic) A person, thing, or situation which is particularly interesting, noteworthy, or urgent.
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Live out of a suitcase
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Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place, and is therefore restricted to the contents of their suitcase.
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Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.
Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place, and is therefore restricted to the contents of their suitcase.
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Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.
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Live out of suitcase
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Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place, and is therefore restricted to the contents of their suitcase.
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Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.
Someone who lives of a suitcase travels a lot, moving from place to place, and is therefore restricted to the contents of their suitcase.
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Sarah's job involves so much travelling that she lives out of a suitcase.
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Live paycheck to paycheck
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live paycheck to paycheck
1. (idiomatic, US) To spend all that one earns without saving anything.
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live paycheck to paycheck
1. (idiomatic, US) To spend all that one earns without saving anything.
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Live the dream
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live the dream (third-person singular simple present lives the dream, present participle living the dream, simple past and past participle lived the dream)
1. (idiomatic) To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.
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live the dream (third-person singular simple present lives the dream, present participle living the dream, simple past and past participle lived the dream)
1. (idiomatic) To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.
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Live the life of riley
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A person who lives the life of Riley has a comfortable and enjoyable life, without having to make much effort.
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He married a millionaire, and since then he's been living the life of Riley!
A person who lives the life of Riley has a comfortable and enjoyable life, without having to make much effort.
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He married a millionaire, and since then he's been living the life of Riley!
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Live to fight another day
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This expression means that even though you have not been successful, you will have another chance in the future to try again.
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He was defeated in the final match but he lived to fight another day.
This expression means that even though you have not been successful, you will have another chance in the future to try again.
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He was defeated in the final match but he lived to fight another day.
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Live to tell the tale
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Someone who lives to tell the tale survives a terrible experience.
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Only two members of the expedition lived to tell the tale.
Someone who lives to tell the tale survives a terrible experience.
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Only two members of the expedition lived to tell the tale.
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Live wire
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Someone who is highly vivacious, energetic and full of enthusiasm is alive wire.
live wire (plural live wires)
1. (electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
2. (idiomatic) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
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Things have brightened up since Charlie arrived. He's a real live wire!
Someone who is highly vivacious, energetic and full of enthusiasm is alive wire.
live wire (plural live wires)
1. (electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
2. (idiomatic) An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
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Things have brightened up since Charlie arrived. He's a real live wire!
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Live with
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to live with (third-person singular simple present lives with, present participle living with, simple past and past participle lived with)
1. (idiomatic) To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.
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to live with (third-person singular simple present lives with, present participle living with, simple past and past participle lived with)
1. (idiomatic) To regard as adequate or manageable although not entirely satisfactory; to accept; to tolerate.
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Lives up to reputation
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If something lives up to its reputation, it is as good, or as bad, as people say.
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The guesthouse lived up to its reputation; the owners were as friendly and hospitable as we had been told.
If something lives up to its reputation, it is as good, or as bad, as people say.
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The guesthouse lived up to its reputation; the owners were as friendly and hospitable as we had been told.
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Living end
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living end (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, preceded by the) The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable
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living end (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, preceded by the) The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable
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Living impaired
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living impaired (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) Dead.
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living impaired (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic, humorous, euphemistic) Dead.
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Living on borrowed time
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This expression refers to a period of time after an illness or accident which could have caused death.
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After heart surgery, many patients feel that they're living on borrowed time.
This expression refers to a period of time after an illness or accident which could have caused death.
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After heart surgery, many patients feel that they're living on borrowed time.
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Living on borrowedtime
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This expression refers to a period of time after an illness or accident which could have caused death.
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After heart surgery, many patients feel that they're living on borrowed time.
This expression refers to a period of time after an illness or accident which could have caused death.
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After heart surgery, many patients feel that they're living on borrowed time.
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Lo and behold!
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This term is used to express surprise, especially at a sudden or unexpected appearance.
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I was watering the flowers when, lo and behold, there was the watch I'd lost!
This term is used to express surprise, especially at a sudden or unexpected appearance.
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I was watering the flowers when, lo and behold, there was the watch I'd lost!
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Load up
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load up
1. (transitive) to give a load to
2. (intransitive) to get a load
3. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) to fully load (a weapon)
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load up
1. (transitive) to give a load to
2. (intransitive) to get a load
3. (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) to fully load (a weapon)
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Loaded dice
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loaded dice
1. Used other than as an idiom: see loaded, dice.
2. (figuratively) An advantage obtained by manipulating rules or insider influence.
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loaded dice
1. Used other than as an idiom: see loaded, dice.
2. (figuratively) An advantage obtained by manipulating rules or insider influence.
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Loaded for bear
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loaded for bear (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
2. (idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.
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loaded for bear (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
2. (idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.
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Loaded word
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loaded word (plural loaded words)
1. (idiomatic, linguistics) Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.
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loaded word (plural loaded words)
1. (idiomatic, linguistics) Any word, set phrase or idiom that has strong positive or negative connotations beyond their ordinary definition.
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Loaf about
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loaf about
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to do nothing in particular, be idle.
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loaf about
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to do nothing in particular, be idle.
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