lay oneself open to
To make oneself vulnerable to; expose oneself.
If you don't perform your job properly, you will lay yourself open to criticism.
lay oneself out
To make an extra hard effort; try very hard.
Larry wanted to win a medal for his school, so he really laid himself out in the race.
lay the blame at one's door
lay the fault at one's door
To say that another person or group is responsible for one's own failure.
The angry coach laid the blame at the door of the players when our college lost the basketball game.
lead one a merry dance
To cause someone unusual discomfort or expense; tire someone by causing one to overdo.
With her personal extravagances and constant social activities that cost a fortune, Carol led her husband a merry dance.
leave a bad taste in one's mouth
To feel a bad impression; make you feel disgusted.
Производить плохое впечатление, оставлять плохую память о себе.
Seeing a man beat his horse leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
His rudeness to the teacher left a bad taste in my mouth.
The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.
Своим отношением эта компания произвела плохое впечатление на нас.
leave no stone unturned
To try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible. Usually used in the negative.
The police will leave no stone unturned in their search for the bank robbers.
leave one's mark
To leave an impression upon; influence someone.
Tolstoy never won the Nobel Prize, but he left his mark on world literature.
left-handed compliment
pay one a left-handed compliment
An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense.
I didn't know you could look so pretty! Is that a wig you're wearing?
She said my new pants really make my legs look much slimmer. What a left-handed compliment!