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lap up
To eat or drink with the tip of the tongue.
The kitten laps up its milk.
To take in eagerly.
She flatters him all the time and he just laps it up.
William is interested in rockets and space, and he laps up all he can read about them.
lardhead
A stupid or slow-witted person.
You'll never convince Donald; he's a lardhead.
large order
tall order
Difficult job; a difficult task to fulfill.
It is a large order to educate three children in college at the same time.
lash out
To kick.
The horse lashed out at the man behind him.
To try suddenly to hit.
The woman lashed out at the crowd with her umbrella.
To attack with words.
The school newspaper lashed out at the unfriendly way some students treated the visiting team.
The senator lashed out at the administration.
last but not least
In the last place but not the least important.
Billy will bring sandwiches, Alice will bring cake, Susan will bring cookies, John will bring potato chips, and last but not least, Sally will bring the lemonade.
last ditch
last-ditch effort
last stand
The last place that can be defended; the last resort.
They will fight reform to the last ditch.
last lap
The final stage.
Although the trip had been very interesting, we were glad that we were on the last lap of our tiring journey.
last leg
Final stages of physical weakness before dying.
The poor old man was on his last leg in the nursing home.
The final stage of a journey.
The last leg of our round-the-world trip was Paris to Chicago.