Laugh up one's sleeve (fig) ichida kulmoq, miyig'ida kulmoq (faqat buni sirtida sezdirmay, bildirmay).
John looked very serious, hut I knew he was laughing up his sleeve.
2.1 told Sue that her dress was nice, but I was laughing up my sleeve be cause her dress was too small.
Lay an egg (lit) (1) tuxum qo‘ymoq (2) (fig) qovun tushirmoq*, rasvosini chiqarmoq, xijolatga qo'ymoq.
Our old hen stopped laying eggs, so we stewed her for Sunday dinner.
I really laid an egg when I asked the elderly woman how old she was. I was just curious, but I should have known it was wrong thing to do.
Lay down one's life (for some one or something) biror narsa yoki biror kishi uchun jonini fido qilmoq, o'zini qurbon qilmoq.
Would you lay down your life for your country?
There are not many things for which I would lay down my life.
Lay down the law (1) tartibga chaqirmoq, urushmoq (2) cheklov qo`ymoq, man qilmoq, tartib o'rnatmoq, qoidalar chiqarmoq.
If she lays down the law you have to obey because there is no other way.
Before the meeting, the boss laid down the law. We all knew exactly what to do.
Lay it on thick (lay it on with a trowel/pour it on thick/ spread it on thick) (fig) «ko‘pirtirmoq, bo'rttirmoq, me'yoridan ortiq maqtab yubormoq, mubo lag‘a qilmoq.
Sue was laying it on thick when she said that John was the hest singer she had ever heard.
After John finished making his excuses, Sue said that he was pour ing it on thick.
Lay one's cards on the table (put one's cards on the table) (fig) ochiq bo'lmoq, borini aytmoq, hech nimani yashirmaslik, ochiq o`ydin gapirmoq.
All right. Let us lay our cards on the table and speak very candidly about this matter.
They did not understand what Mr. John's plan would lead to or why he was trying to involve them, so finally they asked him to lay his cards on the table.
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