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flip

quick light blow or movement.
ex: give a coin a flip

float about

(of an object) be in an unspecified place
ex: Have you seen my keys floating about?

flow over

office politics just seem to flow over him

lick

1.pass the tongue over
ex: The cat was licking its fur.
2. touch lightly
ex: Flames begin to flick the furniture.

lick one's wound

try to restore one's strength or spirits after a defeat
ex: The disappointed losers crawled home to lick their wounds.

limp

1. not stiff or firm
a limp edition; a limp handshake; a limp response.
ex: The flowers looked limp in the heat.
2. when one foot or leg is hurt or stiff. shuffle
ex. That dog must be hurt--he's limping.
3. (of ship, etc) proceed with difficulty in a specified direction, esp after an accident
ex. After the collision both vessels managed to limp into harbour.

liquor

any alcoholic drink

lounge

sit or stand in a lazy way
ex. lounge around the house.
lounge at the street

lodge

1.provide with a place to sleep or live in for a time
The refugees are being lodged in an old army camp.
2. live for payment in sb.'s house
ex. I am lodging at Mrs. Brown's.
3. enter and become fixed in sth.
ex. The bullet lodged in his brain.
4. leave (money,ect) with sb./in sth for safety.
ex. lodge one's valuable in the bank.

lotion

liquid medicine or cosmetic for use on the skin


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