Leave no stone unturned

To try in every way to do something, to do everything possible.The police left no stone unturned when they were looking for the lost girl.

Leave a lot to be desired

To be inadequate.The job performance of the new employee leaves a lot to be desired.

Leave a bad taste in one`s mouth

To leave a bad feeling or memory with someone.The way that the company treated the workers left a bad taste in our mouth.

Least of all

The least, of smallest importance.I do not like any of the choices offered, least of all the one that we were forced to choose.

Learn to live with (something)

To learn to adapt to something unpleasant or painful.My mother and father must learn to live with not having a supermarket close to them.

Learn the ropes

To learn how to do a job.The man is a new employee and is still learning the ropes.

Learn (something) the hard way

To learn something that is difficult or unpleasant by one's own experience.The young man learned things the hard way when he went to jail for... Read more →

Learn (something) from the bottom up

To learn something from the beginning.The young man learned about the company from the bottom up before his father retired.

Learn (something) by rote

To memorize something without thinking about what is being learned.The children learned the material by rote but they did not really understand... Read more →

Learn (something) by heart

To memorize something.I learned my library card number by heart.