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- keep your nose to the grindstone C1 To keep your nose to the grindstone means to work very hard and steadily for a long time.
- kill two birds with one stone B2 To achieve two goals with a single action.
- knock for six B2 To knock for six means to shock or overwhelm someone, leaving them very surprised or upset.
- knock it out of the park B2 To do something extremely well or achieve an outstanding success.
- know one's onions C1 To know one's onions means to be very knowledgeable and competent about a particular subject or job.
- land on your feet B2 To land on your feet means to end up in a good situation despite problems or bad luck.
- lay low B2 To lay low means to stay hidden and avoid attention, especially to avoid trouble.
- learn the ropes B2 To learn the ropes means to learn how to do a new job or activity by understanding the basic rules and routines.
- leg it B2 To leg it means to run away quickly, especially to escape trouble.
- let the cat out of the bag B2 To let a secret become known, often by accident.
- Let's not go there. C1 Used to suggest avoiding a particular topic because it is sensitive, unpleasant, or likely to cause conflict.
- let's shoot the breeze To have a relaxed, informal conversation, usually about unimportant things.
- level playing field B2 A level playing field is a situation where everyone has the same chances and no one has an unfair advantage.
- like chalk and cheese B2 Used to say that two people or things are completely different from each other.
- live down To live down something is to gradually make people forget a bad or embarrassing event by behaving well afterward.
- live in blissful ignorance To be happily unaware of unpleasant facts or problems.
- long shot B2 A long shot is something that has a very small chance of success but is still possible.
- Long time no see. B2 An informal greeting used when meeting someone after a long period of not seeing them.
- look a gift horse in the mouth C1 To look a gift horse in the mouth means to criticize or question a gift instead of being grateful.
- loose cannon C1 A loose cannon is a person who acts unpredictably and may cause trouble for others.