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Lipstick on a pig
To put lipstick on a pig means you are making superficial or cosmetic changes to something that is fundamentally broken or unattractive, to make it more appealing. It likens it to putting lipstick, something that would normally make people more attractive, onto a pig which is generally seen as messy and unattractive.Why are you building such a fancy porch on your old house? That's like putting lipstick on a pig!
Live your best life
To live your best life means to live in the way that makes you happiest and most fulfilled. It encourages people to make choices that help them enjoy life and follow their own goals.The phrase became popular in modern self help writing and social media in the early 2000s. It is often used as encouragement to focus on personal happiness, growth, and making the most of everyday life.
After leaving her stressful job, she decided it was finally time to live her best life.
Look before you leap
To look before you leap means you should stop to think carefully about what will happen before you act.The proverb has been used in English for hundreds of years and appears in very similar wording in older writings, including medieval literature. It uses the image of checking where you will land before making a jump.
Before quitting his job without a plan, his friend reminded him to look before you leap.
Lose your touch
To lose your touch means to lose the ability you once had at doing something well. People use this idiom when they talk about someone who used to perform well who now struggles.The expression comes from the idea of having a special touch or natural feel for a task. When a person no longer performs as well as they used to, people say they have lost their touch.
He used to make perfect pancakes every time, but lately it seems he has lost his touch.
Lots of moving parts
You say something has lots of moving parts if it is complex and has lots of people or systems that need to work together for the whole thing to work smoothly. It is often used to describe large work projects.This new software has a lot of moving parts.
Low hanging fruit
Low hanging fruit means a task that is easy to finish with little effort. It describes something that can be done quickly before moving on to harder work.The phrase comes from fruit growing on a tree. The fruit that hangs low is the easiest to reach and pick without climbing.
They started by fixing the small problems first because those were the low hanging fruit.
Lulled into a false sense of security
To be lulled into a false sense of security means to being made to feel safe and relaxed when danger or problems still exist.The word lulled comes from lull, meaning to calm or soothe someone, like a lullaby quieting a child. In this phrase, that calm feeling is misleading because the real risk has not gone away.
The quiet weather lulled the hikers into a false sense of security before the storm arrived.
Lying low
Lying low means staying quiet or hidden for a time to avoid trouble until things get better.The phrase has been used in English for many years and comes from the idea of staying physically low to avoid being seen or targeted. It later became a metaphor for avoiding attention.
After the argument at work, he decided to lie low for a few days.
The last straw
The last straw means the final small problem or annoyance that makes someone lose patience after many other problems have already happened. It is the moment when a person decides they cannot accept the situation anymore.The phrase comes from the older saying about a camel carrying many pieces of straw. One more small straw may not seem important, but it is enough to make the overloaded camel collapse.
When the computer crashed for the third time that day, it was the last straw and I finally stopped working.
The lion's share
The lion's share means the largest or most valuable part of something. People use this idiom in a situation when one person takes much more than everyone else.The expression comes from an ancient fable by Aesop in which a lion joins other animals on a hunt. When it is time to divide the food, the lion claims all of it for himself, leaving nothing for the others.
She did most of the work on the project, but someone else took the lion's share of the credit.