British & Australian

people or animals who have no home and no one to care for them.

Emma was always bringing home waifs and strays and giving them a bed for the night.

• at length
• at liberty
• at loggerheads
• at long last
• at loose ends
• at low ebb
• at most
• at mother's knee
• at no time
• at odds
• at odds with
• at odds with someone
• at odds with something
• at once
• at one fell swoop
• at one sitting
• at one time
• at one time or another
• a tongue-lashing
• a toss-up
• a tough act to follow
• a tough cookie
• a tough nut
• a tough nut to crack
• a tough row to hoe