| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| last me |
be sufficient, provide enough, do me for, tide me over
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I have a ton of tooth paste - enough to last me for ten years!
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| last resort |
last hope for assistance, last chance to succeed
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I will call the police only as a last resort - only when I'm desperate.
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| last straw |
(See the last straw)
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| last word |
(See the last word)
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| late bloomer |
a person who is slow to mature or succeed
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Kelly is not doing well in math, but she may be a late bloomer.
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| laugh it off |
laugh about an insult, be cool when you are cheated
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The crowd booed him when he scored, but he just laughed it off.
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| laugh up your sleeve |
laugh secretly at someone, behind your back
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He tried to please her, unaware she was laughing up her sleeve.
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| laugh your head off |
laugh loud and long, crack me up, hoot
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When Jerry tells a joke, I laugh my head off. He is so funny!
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| laugh yourself sick |
laugh until you ache, split a gut
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When I listen to Mandy's jokes, I laugh myself sick.
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| laugh yourself silly |
laugh and laugh, laugh your head off
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One girl said something funny, and we laughed ourselves silly.
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