Idioms Beginning with l

• last straw

  The final problem in a series of issues that makes someone lose patience.
  When he showed up late again, it was the last straw—I quit the project.

• learn something by heart

  To memorize.
  It took Max a long time to learn that poem by heart.

• leave a bad taste in one's mouth

  To create a bad feeling about something.
  Working for that company left a bad taste in my mouth.

• let sleeping dogs lie

  To avoid bringing up an old issue that might cause trouble.
  We had a fight years ago, but we've moved on. Let sleeping dogs lie.

• let the cat out of the bag

  To reveal a secret.
  Max let the cat out of the bag and told us Mary was pregnant.

• lie through one's teeth

  To make outrageous false statements.
  Miguel is almost always lying through his teeth. I wouldn't believe anything he says.

• like a fish out of water

  Feeling uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.
  He felt like a fish out of water at the fancy gala.

• like shooting fish in a barrel

  Extremely easy.
  Taking that test was like shooting fish in a barrel. It was so easy.

• like taking candy from a baby

  Very easy to achieve.
  Selling insurance to that family will be like taking candy from a baby.

• loose ends

  Leftover items; unfinished business.
  Before I go on vacation, there are a few loose ends I need to take care of.

• lose one's cool

  To lose one's temper.
  Max lost his cool when he found out that his wife had been cheating on him.

• lose one's head

  To panic; To lose self-control.
  Don't lose your head. The cops will never catch us.

• lose one's marbles

  To become crazy.
  I think Max has lost his marbles. He keeps muttering the same phrase over and over.

• lose one's mind

  To become crazy or insane.
  I can't believe Max wants to get a job with the ABC Company. Has he lost his mind?