Idioms:

Labor of love
Meaning: something done for personal pleasure and not for money
Lace into
Meaning: to attack or scold someone
Lace into
Meaning: to eat food, to devour food
Lady killer
Meaning: a man who some women find very charming and attractive
Lady`s man
Meaning: a man who is popular with women
Laid-back
Meaning: relaxed, not worried by things
Laid up
Meaning: to be confined to bed, to be unfit for work
Lame duck
Meaning: a public official who has a short time left to serve in office and therefore has less power than before
Land of Nod
Meaning: sleep
Land on both feet
Meaning: to come out of a bad situation successfully
Land on one`s feet
Meaning: to come out of a bad situation successfully
Land up
Meaning: to arrive at a final point, to finally be or do something
Landslide victory
Meaning: a very big victory (usually in an election)
Lap up
Meaning: to eat or drink something with the tongue (as a dog or cat would)
Lapse into a coma
Meaning: to go into a coma
Lash out
Meaning: to attack someone with words
Last but not least
Meaning: in the last place but not the least important
Last-ditch effort
Meaning: a final effort
Last person
Meaning: the most unlikely person to do something or to be seen somewhere
Last straw
Meaning: the last insult or mistake or problem that one can endure and which then causes some reaction
Last will and testament
Meaning: the latest version of one's will
Last word
Meaning: the last remark in an argument, the final say in deciding something
Late in life
Meaning: when one is older
Late in the day
Meaning: far along in a project or activity
Laugh all the way to the bank
Meaning: to make money in a way that other people think is impossible
Laugh off
Meaning: to not take something seriously
Laugh out of the other side of one's mouth
Meaning: to change from being happy to being sad
Laugh out of court
Meaning: to dismiss a legal case as being ridiculous
Laugh up one's sleeve
Meaning: to laugh quietly to oneself
Launch forth
Meaning: to start out on something
Lay a finger/hand on
Meaning: to not touch someone, to not do something to someone
Lay an egg
Meaning: to fail to win the interest or favor of an audience
Lay away
Meaning: to save something
Lay down one's life
Meaning: to sacrifice one's life for someone or something
Lay down the law
Meaning: to tell someone what to do by using your power or influence
Lay eyes on
Meaning: to see someone or something
Lay hold of
Meaning: to get possession of something
Lay in
Meaning: to store up a supply of something, to get and store something for future use
Lay/light into
Meaning: to attack someone with words
Lay/light into
Meaning: to do or eat something with much energy and enthusiasm
Lay it on thick
Meaning: to praise someone too much
Lay low
Meaning: to hide, to keep out of sight for a period of time
Lay of the land
Meaning: the features of an area of land or of an organization
Lay off
Meaning: to stop bothering someone, to leave someone alone
Lay one`s cards on the table
Meaning: to let someone know one`s position and feelings openly, to deal honestly with something
Lay one's hands on
Meaning: to do violence to someone, to harm or hurt someone
Lay one's hands on
Meaning: to find something, to acquire something
English Idioms from (Labor - Lay)
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