Idioms List

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Idioms Starting with the Letter L

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 THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG: To reveal a secret.
Max let the cat out of the bag and told us that Mary was pregnant.
LIE THROUGH ONE'S TEETH: to make outrageous false statements.
Sam is almost always lying through his teeth. I wouldn't believe anything he says.
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 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?