| 111. Lay by |
(save money) The wise men always lay by money for their old age. |
| 112. (Be) Laid up with |
(confined to bed) She is not going out as she is laid up with the flu. |
| 113. Lay down |
(establish a rule, sacrifice, surrender) The conditions laid down by the Department of Health were violated by the nursing homes |
| 114. Lay off |
(to discontinue work; dismiss temporarily) The workers have been laid off for want of raw material. |
| 115. Lay out |
(plan building, garden etc.) A number of gardens were laid ‘out by the Moghuls. |
| 116. Let down |
(humiliate, to lower down) We should never let down our friends. |
| 117. Let into |
(allow to enter) After repeated requests he was let into the classroom. |
| 118. Let off |
(to free from punishment, pardon) She was let off by the Principal with light punishment. |
| 119. Let (somebody) in on |
(share a secret) I will not let her in on my plans. |
| 120. Let up |
(cessation, respite) There is no let up in heat during May. |
| 121. Live on |
(depend for food (staple food) The lion is carnivorous and lives on flesh. |
| 122. Live by |
(means/manner) You must learn to live by honest means. |
| 123. Live off |
(source of income) They were living off rental income. |
| 124. Look about |
(in search of on the watch) The thirsty crow was looking about water here & there. |
| 125. Look after |
(take care of) In her old age she has no one to look after her. |
| 126. Look at |
(see carefully) The boys are looking at the sky. |
| 127. Look back on |
(to think of the past) People can often look back and reflect on happy childhood memories. |
| 128. Look for |
(search for a lost thing) She was looking for her lost books. |
| 129. Look down upon |
(hate, despise) It is folly on your part to look down upon the poor students. |
| 130. Look into |
(investigate the matter) A committee was set up to look into the problem. |
| 131. Look on |
(to see as a spectator) His parents looked on with a triumphant smile. |
| 132. Look over |
(examine carefully, go over) The examiner has yet to look over practice note books. |
| 133. Look out |
(watch out, careful, beware) Look out, there is a snake under the bush. |
| 134. Look out for |
(in search of on the watch) He is looking out for a decent job. |
| 135. Look to |
(rely upon, be careful) The poor look to financial help from the government. |
| 136. Look up |
(consult some book for a word, rise) Please look up this word in the dictionary. |
| 137. Look upto |
(respect) His younger brother looks upto him and obeys his every order. |
| 138. Look upon |
(consider, regard) We must look upon social evils as nuisance. |