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labour of love | работа, которую выполняют для собственного удовольствия | It was very hard to grow that flowers, but it was a real labour of love for him. |
in the lap of luxury | в роскоши | His father was a millionaire, so he lived in the lap of luxury. |
in the lap of gods | по воле случая, в руках господних | I did my damnedest, but now everything is in the lap of gods. |
to lash out | транжирить деньги, тратить в больших количествах | I tried to impress her and lashed out. |
better late than never | лучше поздно, чем никогда | |
late in the day | слишком поздно (вносить изменения, менять что-либо) | We can't include your plan into our project so late in the day - we already have run it. |
the answer is a lemon | неудовлетворительный ответ или отсутствие ответа вообще | I asked her about my book but the answer was a lemon. |
to be loaded | - в отношении денег - иметь их много | Do you have money? - Yes, I'm loaded today. |
as drunk as a lord | пьяный в стельку | At the end of the party he was as drunk as a lord. |
to live like a lord | жить на широкую ногу | His position in the society obliges him to live like the lord. |
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one's lord and master | чей-либо муж | She always asks a permission to dance from her lord and master. |
Lord knows | бог его знает! | Lord knows how much troubles this is going to cause us. |
for the love of Mike | ради бога! | For the love of Mike, will you sit and listen to me! |
not for love or money | ни за что на свете, ни за какие коврижки | I wouldn't do that for love or money. |
there's no love lost between them | они питают отвращение друг к другу | There have been no love lost between them since their last talk. |
to be low on something | испытывать нехватку чего-либо | I have to go to the shop because we are low on sugar. |
to lay someone low | свалить с ног, подкосить, сильно заболеть (о болезни) | I was laid low just before the exams. |
to lie low | скрываться, прятаться | I lay low until they stopped searching me. |
the low-down | конфиденциальная информация, способная нанести ущерб чьей-либо репутации | The investigation brought to light the low-down on well-known politician. |
 
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