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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- labor of love - - lame duck - - lap of luxury, live in the - - last but not least - - last-ditch effort - - last/final straw - - laugh all the way to the bank - - lay an egg - - lay down the law - - lay (one’s) cards on the table -




a person who holds an office but has little real influence because he or she has not been reelected

the final item on a list, but not the least important

to do something embarrassing

to be open and honest; to reveal everything

the final thing; the thing or action that is too much or goes too far

something done out of affection or great interest

a very strenuous final attempt

to be very comfortable because one is well-off financially

to be proved right or successful in the face of scorn, particularly as regards money

to set rules and regulations