| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| the last word |
the last statement in a discussion or argument
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"You always want to have the last word, don't you. Well not this time!
There!"
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| the laughing stock |
the person everybody is laughing at
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If you ride a camel to work, we'll be the laughing stock of the town.
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| the lay of the land |
(See get the lay of the land)
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| the life of Riley |
a good life, a life with choices, the best things in life are free
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David quit his job, bought a small farm, and he's living the life of Riley!
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| the life of the party |
a lively, funny person who causes people to laugh
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Jerry was the life of the party - singing, joking and laughing.
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| the lights are on but nobody's home |
the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there
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"Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha ha."
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| the lion's share |
the largest part, the biggest piece
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Thanks to the mothers for doing the lion's share of the work.
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| the living daylights |
the life, the consciousness
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When that dog barked, it scared the living daylights out of me.
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| the living end |
the very best, the greatest, the most beautiful
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Have you heard K.D. Lang sing? She's the livin' end.
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| the long and the short of it |
everything I know, the whole story
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He ended his report with, "That's the long and the short of it."
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