Category: English Phrase
Laughing-Stock Meaning A figure or object of ridicule and laughter. Origin Laughing-stock is now usually written as a single hyphenated word, but it was previously the two- word phrase, …
Laugh Like a Drain Meaning To laugh coarsely or loudly, especially at the discomfort of others. Origin This is a UK phrase, from around the time of WWII. It …
The Last Straw Meaning The final additional small burden that makes the entirety of one’s difficulties unbearable. Origin The full version of this metaphorical phrase is ‘the last straw …
Last But not Least Meaning An introduction, often on stage, indicating that the person announced last is no less important than those introduced earlier. Origin We know the phrase …
Lark About Meaning Playing the fool. Origin The word lark means prank or jest.
Lardy-Dardy (or) La-di-da Meaning Used to highlight and ridicule snobbish forms of behaviour or speech. Origin ‘La-di-da’ was fading out of use in the language until it staged something …
Lame Duck Meaning A person or business which is ineffectual. Example It is better for you to wind up this business. As on date, it is nothing but a …
Lamb to the Slaughter Meaning In an unconcerned manner – unaware of any impending catastrophe. Origin From the Bible (King James Version), Jeremiah 11:19: But I was like a …
Laid out in Lavender Meaning Prepared for burial. The phrase has also been used to mean ‘show something in the best possible light’. There are also reports of its …
Lager Frenzy Meaning Drink induced mayhem. Origin This term was coined in the UK in the 1980s to describe the activities of ‘lager louts’. It was used several times …
