All English idioms and phrases - page 115

Meanings of Loss-of-life:

phrase

An occasion when a number of people die

Usage examples:

The plane crashed with serious loss of life., an incident is judged significant if it results in lo…

Meanings of Lost-for-words:

idiom

To be so shocked, surprised, full of admiration, etc. that you cannot speak

Usage examples:

Mary was lost for words when she was awarded the prize.

Meanings of Love-for:

idiom

If you cannot get something, or if someone will not do something, for love nor money, it is impossible to get it or to persuade them to do it

Usage examples:

You can't get hold of those tickets for love nor money these days.

Meanings of Low profile:

phrase

A state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided

Meanings of Low-on:

phrase

To have nearly finished a supply of something

Usage examples:

We're running low on milk - could you buy some more?, the radio batteries are running low., several…

Meanings of Lowest-of-the-low:

idiom

People who have no moral standards and no personal qualities

Meanings of Loyalties:

phrase

Your feelings of support or duty towards someone or something

Usage examples:

My loyalties to my family come before anything else., divided loyalties (= feelings of support for …

Meanings of Luck-out:

collocation

Succeed by luck

Meanings of Mad-about:

phrase

To love someone or something

Usage examples:

He's the first real boyfriend she's had and she's mad about him., he's mad about football., her son…

Meanings of Mad-as-a-hatter:

phrase

Completely insane; crazy.

Usage examples:

He's indisputably a genius, but he's also mad as a hatter

idiom

Extremely silly or stupid

Meanings of Mad-as-a-march-hare:

idiom

Extremely silly or stupid

Meanings of Magnum-opus:

idiom

A creator's greatest work of art or literature

Meanings of Main squeeze:

idiom

To be the person that someone has a romantic or sexual relationship with

Meanings of Mains:

phrase

The system of pipes or wires that carry water or electricity into a house, or the pipes that carry sewage away from a house

Usage examples:

The house isn't on the mains., they bought a house with no mains supply., mains electricity, not al…

Meanings of Majors:

phrase

The professional baseball leagues (= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play at the highest level

Usage examples:

He first made it to the majors as a twenty-year-old., he leads the majors in home runs this year., …

Meanings of Make a face:

idiom

Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state

phrase

Produce a facial expression that shows dislike or some other negative emotion, or that is intended to be amusing.

Usage examples:

Anna pulled a funny face at the girl

Meanings of Make a mountain out of a molehill:

phrase

Exaggerate the importance of something trivial.

Usage examples:

A barrister must make mountains out of molehills, to find a point of law where none had previously …

idiom

To cause something unimportant to seem important

Usage examples:

Stop worrying! you're making a mountain out of a molehill.

Meanings of Make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear:

phrase

You can't create a fine product from inferior materials.

Usage examples:

But you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

idiom

Used to mean that you cannot make something good out of something that is naturally bad

Meanings of Make for:

collocation

Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

Meanings of Make love:

phrase

Have sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

One of the young men makes love to a village girl

idiom

To have sex

Meanings of Make much:

idiom

To give a lot of importance to something

Usage examples:

Don't make too much of the test results.

Meanings of Make no bones:

idiom

To not try to hide something or say you are sorry about it

Usage examples:

He makes no bones about the fact that his apartment is a mess.

Meanings of Make or break:

idiom

To cause something to succeed or fail

Usage examples:

She has the power to make or break your career.

Meanings of Make sense:

idiom

Be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

phrase

Be intelligible, justifiable, or practicable.

Usage examples:

It makes sense to start saving early for higher education

Meanings of Make up:

collocation

Form or compose