Idioms Beginning with L

Here, you will find idioms that start with the letter L.

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The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back

The Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home

The (Absolute) Limit

Lump In Your Throat

Luck Of The Draw

Low-Hanging Fruit

Lovely Weather for Ducks

Loudmouth, be a

Lot Riding On Something, a

Losing My Religion

Loosen Up

Look What the Cat Dragged In

Look Forward To Something

Look Down Your Nose

Long in the Tooth

Local Color

Lily White

Like There’s No Tomorrow

Like Taking Candy From a Baby

Like Something The Cat Dragged In

Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

Like Nobody’s Business

Like Herding Cats

Like Gangbusters

Light On Your Feet

Life of the Party

Life Of Riley

Lie Low

Lick Someone’s Boots

Let The Grass Grow Under One’s Feet

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Let Nature Take It’s Course

Let Me Think About It

Let Me See

Let Bygones Be Bygones

Leopard Can’t Change Its Spots, a

Leave Holding the Bag

Last-Ditch (effort, attempt)

Last Word, the

Last Resort

Last Person (or Thing), the

Last One In is a Rotten Egg

Last of the Big Spenders

Last Laugh (have/get the)

Last Fling (have a)

Last But Not Least

A Little Bird Told Me

A Likely Story

Examples of Idioms Beginning with L

A Likely Story: When someone says “a likely story” they mean that they do not believe what someone else has said; used to express disbelief of a story, excuse, explanation, etc.

A Little Bird Told Me: A little bird told me means “I found out this information from a source I cannot or will not reveal.”