up to it because you are a human and incapable of perfection and bound to have flaws here and there. live off something • live on something live off something—1. use smth. as food: Some animals live off plants, whilst others live off other animals. 2. get enough food or income from smth.: He had lived off his vegetable patch on the farm and off the sales of some cattle. live on something—1. eat certain food as one’s regular diet: They live on fish, coconuts, and tropical fruit—papaya, bananas and mangoes. 2. = live off something 2: Maugham knew that he had to court popular taste if he wanted to live on his writing. live off the fat of the land • live off the land live off the fat of the land—1. use products that one grows for one’s food needs: They share a dream of a little place of their own, where they can “live off the fat of the land .” 2. enjoy a comfortable lifestyle: He was pretty fed up with these bloated royalists who were living off the fat of the land and off American aid. live off the land—1. = live off the fat of the land 1: Thousands of Mayan peasants live off the land in the Yucatan, growing maize—a world away from the beach resorts of nearby Can- cun. 2. be able to survive from what one finds in the wild: Living off the land requires that you get very close to that land. Axes, shovels and fishing gear will be essential to your survival. live out something • outlive something live out something—live to the end of a specified period of time: He was as certain as any one possibly could be that the chap could not live out the week. outlive something—1. continue to exist beyond smth.: Ms. Bork argues that the Association has outlived its utility as the principal forum for addressing region-wide issues. 2. = live out something: Besides secrecy, speed was of the essence— “according to all intelligence” the Spanish King could not out - live the month of October. live with oneself • live within oneself live with oneself —retain one’s self-respect: The note of hys- teria in her voice stopped me dead. The sensible thing to do would have been to continue on my way but if I did I knew I’d find it awfully difficult to live with myself . live within oneself—(also: live in oneself ) rely on oneself for ideas, beliefs, etc.: Americans have a “can-do” spirit that is world famous. Self-reliance and the desire to live within one - self have long defined the American character. See also: live by oneself / live in oneself / live to oneself. living corpse • living skeleton living corpse—(also: living dead) said of smb. who has lost all interest in life: It may be said that she came out of the asylum a living corpse , and it was not long before she died in reality. living skeleton—is used of an extremely emaciated person: I was unprepared for what I saw. There on a reed mat lay a living skeleton of a man covered with a blanket. Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase dead man walking—used of smb. who is in very great trouble (will soon get punished, lose his job, etc.): He is a dead man walking and should step down now. His actions brought dis- repute to the judiciary… Lloyd’s List • Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s List—(UK) a daily publication devoted to shipping news: In 1696 Edward Lloyd started a paper, Lloyd’s News, which was the precursor of the Lloyd’s List of the present day. Lloyd’s Register—(UK) an annual alphabetical list of ships assigned to various classes: Lloyd’s Register , as at present con- stituted, has existed since 1834. loaded down with something • loaded up with something loaded down with something—1. having a heavy load of smth.; overloaded with smth.: The trees are loaded down with the weight of the fruit. 2. overburdened with tasks, responsi- bilities, etc.: He seemed loaded down with the burdens of office. loaded up with something —(of a vessel, etc.) with a full cargo of smth.: The ship was loaded up with quality food stocks, including a good array of fresh food. lock someone away • lock someone out lock someone away—put smb. in prison or mental hospital: It would be inhumane to lock her away when she is suffering from a psychological problem that is producing her drug addiction. lock someone out—1. prevent a person from entering a room or building: He hasn’t made any threats, in fact once he locked me out and told me to leave. 2. prevent workers from entering a factory, etc. during an argument between management and the workers: The workers have been off the job since Monday, when management locked them out . lone star • lonely star lone star—1. is used with reference to the state flag of Texas: The lone star of Texas shall continue to wave proudly in the air as long as one brave Texan remains to defend it. 2. the only or sole person: He was a lone star not just from India, but from this Asian region as well, when the sport was dom- inated by Europeans. lonely star—a lonely or unattached person: I must admit that I was half expecting to meet a tired, dejected lonely star who had retreated to the Irish countryside. Lone Star State, the • North Star State, the Lone Star State, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the Sate of Texas: He twisted the tail of a Connecticut company that was trying to do business contrary to the edicts of the great Lone Star State . North Star State, the—(U.S.) a nickname of the State of Minnesota: In the North Star State here, we rejoice in having a Grand Master, who knows no such word as fail. long arm • long hand long arm —1. a far reaching power: The long arm , or perhaps one might better say the long purse, of diplomacy at last effected the release of the prisoners. Cf.: long arm of the law — used with reference to ability of the police to find and catch people who commit crimes: The long arm of the law finally nabbed Victoria’s two most infamous financial fugitives. 2. a pole fitted with a hook, etc. for use beyond the ordinary reach of the arm: Barnes reached a long arm over the ridge of fallen soil … and groped experimentally around within. 3. a long, nar- row part of the sea or river enclosed by the shore: Australian rivers often have a long arm or two wandering off into the plain. long hand—the hand of a clock or watch which indicates the minutes: When it is one o’clock the minute hand, the long hand , is pointing toward the 12, while the hour hand is point- ing towards the number one. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the consonant compound longhand— ordinary handwriting, as dis- tinguished from shorthand or typing: The clerk had to write all the evidence down in longhand . long bill • longbill long bill—1. a written statement containing a great number of items: She listed a long bill of particulars from James’s legal response to the court. 2. a bill in which the charges are exces- – 221 – long bill