looseness of the bowels
— Noun
– English
~ frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
lobe of the lung
— Noun
– English
~ any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung
lead by the nose
— Verb
– English
~ conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"
let the cat out of the bag
— Verb
– English
~ divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"
lay on the line
— Verb
– English
~ expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
like the devil
— Adverb
– English
~ (informal) with great speed or effort or intensity; used for emphasis; "drove like crazy"; "worked like hell to get the job done"; "this sprain hurts like hell"; "ran like sin for the storm cellar"; "work like thunder"; "fought like the devil"