| 11. Live wire | (energetic) India needs live wire political leaders who can put the country on the right track. |
| 12. Look a gift horse in the mouth | (criticize a gift) One should not look a gift horse in the mouth because it is given out of love and regards. |
| 13. Lose one’s head | (to be carried away) One should not lose one’s head even in such a victory. . . |
| 14. Long and short | (in brief) The long and short of the principal’s speech was that examination would be held on time. |
| 15. Latin and Greek | (incomprehensible) The speech of literary persons is always Latin and Greek to illiterate persons. |
| 16. Last nail in the coffin | (causing ruin) Second world war proved to be a last nail in the coffin of British imperialism. |
| 17. Lead up the garden path | (to cheat) The traders lead the credulous, customers up the garden path by assuring them of warranty. |
| 18. Leaps and bounds | (rapidly) in comparison to India, China has progressed by leaps and bounds in every field. |
| 19. Last straw | (the final trial of patience) The Rowlet Act was the last straw on the Camel’s back and the whole India rose in protest against the British rule. |
| 20. Let the grass grow under feet | (to delay the matters) We are bound to suffer if we let the grass grow under feet by postponing action. |