Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Long story short
an expression to sum up a story
Long story short, it ended up costing much more money than I expected.
Lookie-loo
a curious onlooker; a person who inspects an item with no intention of buying it
Many lookie-loos came to our auction, but only a few people put in bids.
[The] loony bin
a sanatorium; a mental hospital
They had to send Courtney to the loony bin when she stopped taking her medication.
Loose cannon
an impetuous, talkative person
There's no telling what Leah the loose cannon will do.
[At] loose ends
unsettled; restless; not knowing what to do with oneself
In the year after college, Georgia seemed to be at loose ends and couldn't decide which career was right for her.
Lose one's shirt
lose everything, specifically money
Jim lost his shirt when the stock market crashed.
Lose touch with
to fall out of contact with another
The childhood friends lost contact when they went off to different high schools.
Love is blind
love is not the sole purvey of the beautiful
I don't get what she sees in Craig - love is blind, I guess!
Low man on the totem pole
one ranked very low
In Native American culture, the totem pole had symbols showing each tribe members' history. The "low man" on the pole was usually the youngest and least experienced. Travis was low man on the totem pole at work, as he held the most menial job there.
[A] lump (sometimes "bump") on a log
a person who just exists, not doing much of anything; signifies lazy
Don't just sit there like a bump on a log, get off the couch and help me lift it up so I can finally clean under it.
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