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  • 121lead — See: ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME, BLIND LEADING THE BLIND …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 122lead — See: GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE S PANTS …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 123lead to — {v. phr.} To result in. * /Such a heavy arms race can only lead to war./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 124lead — 1) a channel of water, especially one through ice 2) in angling, the line between a cannonball (q.v.) and a lure 3) a length of netting used to guide a fish into a net such as a gill net …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 125lead-in — /leed in /, n. 1. something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening. 2. Radio, Television. a. the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set. b. the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a… …

    Universalium

  • 126lead-up — /leed up /, n. something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation. [1950 55; n. use of v. phrase lead up (to)] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 127lead-in — noun An introduction, something that leads into the beginning of something. After the long lead in, the climax of the story was anticlimactic …

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  • 128Lead — Название города в штате Южная Дакота. Рифмуется со словом bead , т. к. в основу топонима было положено не название металла, a lead в значении месторождение , рудоносная жила …

    Словарь топонимов США