| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| loaded |
drunk, inebriated, sloshed
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After his fifth drink of rum, he was loaded. He was staggering.
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| loaded |
wealthy, rich, deep pockets, moneybags
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To own a jet, you would have to be very wealthy - loaded.
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| loaded to the hilt |
fully loaded, packed to the top
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The trailer was loaded to the hilt - full of our belongings.
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| local yokel |
resident of a town or rural community, local resident
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We were lost, so we stopped and asked a local yokel for help.
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| lock you up |
put you in prison, put you in a mental hospital
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If you sell cigarettes to children, the police will lock you up.
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| lock, stock and barrel |
everything, kit and caboodle
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They took everything in the shed - lock, stock and barrel.
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| log off |
exit from a mainframe computer system
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Before you log off, be sure to save the work you completed.
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| log on |
enter a mainframe computer system
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When you log on, you have to type in your password.
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| lollygag |
be idle, be listless, waste time (see the opposite: waste no time)
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Hank isn't busy today. He's just lollygagging around the house.
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| long and the short of it |
(See the long and the short of it)
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