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Llay a hand on = hit someone If you ever try to lay a hand on me, I’ll hurt you. Never lay a hand on a child. | |
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lay off / (be or get) laid off = to lose a job because business is slow. Even though he was a good worker, he was laid off because the company wasn’t doing very well. (passive voice) | |
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lend a hand = help When Tom couldn’t fix the printing press, he asked Jose to lend him a hand. "Could you lend me a hand with this?" | |
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let (one) off = to allow to go without a consequence The police officer pulled me over for speeding, but then he let me off without a ticket. | |
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let up / let up on = to stop or begin to stop: VIDEO |
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look for = try to find; search The pirates spent two years looking for treasure and finally they found it. |  |
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look forward to = to have a good feeling about a future event. He‘s been looking forward to seeing the new Batman movie for weeks. | |
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look (it) up = to find information If you need to find a good price on a car, you can look it up on the internet. You can also look up information in a book. | |
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look through = read; read quickly and with a purpose. Alicia is looking though the newspaper to find a new job. | |
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