Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

lion's share (of something)
- the larger share of something
I gave the lion's share of my old CD collection to my neighbor.
lip service
- support shown by words only and not by action
They paid lip service to the proposal but I don`t think that they really support it.
listen to reason
- yield to a reasonable argument
The woman would not listen to reason when she went to complain about the coat that
she had bought.
litmus test
- a test that tries to determine the state of one important question
The judge's opinion about the tax issue was the litmus test that was used to see if he
would be able to work with the government.
a little bird told me
- learned from a mysterious or secret source
A little bird told me that I would be getting a nice present from my boyfriend next
week.
a little bit
- a small amount
I only had a little bit of time so I didn't talk to my mother about her recent problems.
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