hold one's end up
hold up one's end
keep one's end up
keep up one's end
To do your share of work; do your part.
Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn't keep her end up.
Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not talk very much.
Bob said he would lend me his bicycle if I repaired the flat tire, but he didn't keep up his end of the bargain.
lady friend
A woman friend.
His aunt stays with a lady friend in Florida during the winter.
A woman who is the lover of a man. Used by people trying to appear more polite, but not often used by careful speakers.
The lawyer took his lady friend to dinner.
lay out in lavender
To scold; lecture.
He was laid out in lavender for arriving an hour late for the dance.
lend a hand
give a hand
bear a hand
To give help; make yourself useful; help.
Оказывать помощь; помогать; протягивать руку помощи.
The stage manager asked some of the boys to lend a hand with the scenery.
Dick saw a woman with a flat tire and offered to give her a hand with it.
This box is heavy. Could you lend me a hand?
Эта коробка тяжелая. Ты не мог бы мне помочь?
Would you give me a hand lifting this heavy box?
When Terry’s car broke down at night on the highway, no one would stop to lend her a hand.
lend itself to
To give a chance for or be useful for; to be possible or right for.
Bob was sick and did not go to Jane's party, but his absence lent itself to misunderstanding.
The teacher's paperweight was a heavy piece of metal which sometimes lent itself to use as a hammer.
This poem lends itself to our program very well.
lend oneself to
To give help or approval to; encourage; assist.
Alice wouldn't lend herself to the plot to hide the teacher's chalk.
living end
Great; fantastic; the ultimate.
That show we saw last night was the living end.
loose ends
Parts or things that should be finished or put together.
Mary's composition had many loose ends.
When George came home after a long trip, he started picking up the loose ends.