last word, the— 1. (also: last thing, the) smth. that is most up-to-date; smth. that cannot be surpassed: These three white trucks represent the last word in modern emergency equipment. 2. said of a person or thing that is as bad as it is possible to find: Don’t talk to me about untidy kids. I’ve […]
Difference between Last thing and One final thing
last thing, the— 1. smth. that a person does in the last place: The last thing I do at night before going to bed is to check my e-mail. 2. smth. least likely to be expected under the circumstances: Doesn’t he know that orange juice is the last thing to drink if you’re dieting? 3. […]
Difference between Last out something and Outlast something
last out something— 1. exist or continue for a period of time: Why join this mad adventure of the Bolsheviks, this government that would not last out a week? 2. be enough for a period of time: There was plenty of grass and water to last out the fall. It was fire the ranchers feared. […]
Difference between “Last Day” and “last days”
Last Day, the—the Biblical Day of Judgment: They were eager … if their death anticipated the Last Day, to die in the Holy Land. last days, the— 1. the concluding period of smth.: Though it appears paradoxical, in the last days of the Raj, the British were the only people who wished to keep India […]
Difference between Lash out at something and Lash out on something
lash out at something—make a sudden and violent verbal attack on smth.: The speaker lashed out at the government’s new tax laws. lash out on something—(coll.) spend freely on smth.; pay a lot of money for smth.: Can we afford to lash out on a new car?
Difference between Large fortune and Small fortune
large fortune—great wealth; a huge sum of money: After an exile of many years, Dudley North returned to England with a large fortune. small fortune—a rather large sum of money: It is said she made a small fortune selling what became known as Durham mustard.
Difference between Large as life and Larger than life
large as life —(also: big as life) said of smb. actually present, especially where a person is not supposed to be: He couldn’t have gone abroad—I saw him yesterday, coming out of his office as large as life. larger than life—said of smb. very much out of the ordinary and likely to attract attention: Many […]
Difference between “Land’s End” and “land’s end”
Land’s End, the—(UK) most southerly point in England, at the tip of Cornwall: We were barely able to lay a course through the passage between those islands and the Land’s End. land’s end—(also: end of the land) the remotest region of the country: Here there is also a tradition of independence against the rest of […]
Difference between Landlord and Landowner
landlord—a man who rents out accommodation to tenants: We are going back to Manhattan to clean out our old house so we can turn it over to our landlord. landowner—an owner or proprietor of land: Sandino was the son of a poor native woman and a rich landowner, who didn’t recognize him as his son.
Difference between Landed immigrant and Landed man
landed immigrant—an immigrant to Canada, admitted for permanent residence: If he is to see his child, he will have to be accepted as a landed immigrant. landed man—a person possessed of land; smb. having an estate in land: He has rather a big noise here. Landed man really, but has a seat on our Board.
Difference between Land someone in something and Land someone with something
land someone in something—(coll.) get a person into difficulties or trouble: It is this decades-old addiction to spending that has landed us in this rotten economic crisis. land someone with something—(coll.) cause a person to obtain or receive smth. (especially smth. unpleasant): As usual with all sweep stakes I enter, lady luck has landed me […]
Difference between Land of fruit and nuts and Land of milk and honey
land of fruit and nuts, the—(U.S.) a jocular nickname of the state of California (reference being made to both the agricultural abundance and the stereotypical image of Californians as being other than normal, cf.: “fruit”—(sl.) a crazy person, and “nuts”—(sl.) crazy): Although Californians are known to come from the “land of fruit and nuts” not all […]