LIST OF ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS (L)
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Lay down:
To establish.
Example: "If you would like to stay here, we should lay down some rules."
Lay into:
To criticize (severely).
Example: "His mother really laid into him whenever he came home late."
Lay off:
1) To (temporarily or permanently) suspend someone from work.
Example: "General Motors had to lay off 3,000 workers last month."
2) To stop using.
Example: "You should really lay off the alcohol."
Lead on:
To make someone think that something (romantic) will happen, while knowing that
it will not.
Example: "I thought she really liked me. But she was just leading me on!"
Let down:
To disappoint.
Example: "He really let me down by not showing up on Friday."
Let on:
To pretend, act.
Example: "He let on like he hadn't heard that I had been fired."
Let up:
To lose some intensity.
Example: "By the time the storm let up, half the city had been flooded."
Lie down:
To recline and rest.
Example: "I'm tired. I have to lie down for a little while."
Light up:
1) To start smoking a cigarette.
Example: "In Los Angeles, you're not allowed to light up in bars or restaurants."
2) To illuminate.
Example: "The stars lit up the sky."
Let out:
Release.
Example: "They let him out of the hospital on Friday."
Live on:
To survive on.
Example: "It's hard to live on bread and water alone."
Log on/in to:
To enter a username/password combination to be allowed access to a computer, email account, etc.
Example: "The system is not allowing me to log in for some reason."
Look after:
To take care of.
Example: "I'll look after your dog while you're in Spain."
Look down on:
To see someone or something as being worse, inferior.
Example: "Arrogant people often look down on others."
Look up:
To check and find (in a dictionary, etc.)
Example: "I tried to look that word up, but it wasn't in the dictionary."
Look up to (someone):
To admire (someone).
Example: "He is a leader in the community and many people look up to him."