Phrasal Verbs L

• laugh off
  • Make light of something; minimise.
    "The author laughed off the unflattering review of his latest book."
    
• lay off
  • Fire, dismiss, let go.
    "Many factories have had to lay off workers." 
    
• leaf through
  • Turn over pages quickly.
    "Sophie leafed through a magazine in the waiting room."
    
• leak out
  • Become known to the public unofficially (information).
    "News of the planned merger leaked out before the end of the negotiations."
    
• leave out
  • Omit; not mention.
    "Tom's name was left out of the report so he got no credit for his work."
    
• let down
  • Disappoint.
    "You promised to come to the party, so don't let me down!
    
  • Lengthen (skirt, pants).
    "The skirt is too short? We can have it let down for you if you like."
    
• light up
  • Illuminate.
    "1 watched the floodlights light up the castle."
    "Her face always lights up when she sees her grandson."
    "The screen lights up when you turn on a computer."
    
• line up
  • Stand in a row.
    "The books were lined up neatly on the shelves."
    
• live through
  • Experience something and survive.
    "My grandparents lived through two wars and learned to survive."
    
• liven up
  • Make something livelier or more attractive.
    "We've got to find a way to liven up the presentation somehow. "
    
• log in/on (to)
  • "Access a program or database using a password."
    "You need to log in to your account before you can use our services."
    
• log off
  • End access to a database.
    "First log off the system and then turn off the computer."
    
• look after
  • Take care of.
    "A baby sitter looks after the children when their parents go out."
    
• look ahead
  • Think of the future.
    "Don't keep thinking about the past . It's time to look ahead and plan the future.
    




• look at
  • Pay attention to something you see.
    "Look at this picture of my grandfather when he was young."
    
• look at
  • Read in order to give an opinion.
    "Have you got time to look at my business plan?"
    
• look at
  • Examine closely.
    "That's a nasty bruise. You should ask a doctor to look at it."
    
• look at
  • Examine or study carefully.
    "We are going to look at all possible options."
    
• look away
  • Turn your head away so as not to see.
    "The scene was so horrible that I had to look away."
    
• look back on
  • Remember the past.
    "My parents and their friends like to look back on "the good old days"."
    
• look down on
  • Consider as inferior.
    "He tends to look down on anyone who is not successful."
    
• look for
  • Try to find something.
    "Jane went shopping to look for an outfit for the wedding."
    
• look forward to
  • Await or anticipate with pleasure.
    "I look forward to seeing you next week-end."
    
• look into
  • Examine or investigate.
    "Our after-sales service will look into the matter and call you back."
    
• look on
  • Be a spectator at an event.
    "Billy didn't take part in the fight. He just looked on. "
    
• look out
  • Be careful; pay attention.
    "Look out! There's a car coming."
    
• look over
  • Examine; review.
    "The editor will look over the article before it is published.
    
• look through
  • Examine, usually quickly.
    "I'll look through my mail to see if I can find your message."
    
• look up to
  • Admire.
    "He was a wonderful teacher and many students looked up to him."
    
• lose out
  • Be unsuccessful; suffer a loss.
    "I'm the one who will lose out if our plan goes wrong."
    
• lose out on
  • Miss or be deprived of something.
    "I watched the documentary until the end so as not to lose out on anything."
    "Because I left before the end of the year I lost out on the annual bonus."
    
• lose out to
  • Be less successful than another.
    "Jose was called for an interview but he lost out to a candidate who spoke fluent English."