[The oath in courts of justice is taken in many countries with the right hand raised, palm outwards. In England we kiss a Bible.]
Le président leva la séance = The chairman dissolved the meeting; The Speaker left the chair.
*À qui se lève matin Dieu prête la main = It is the early bird that catches the worm.
Lèvre
J’avais le mot sur le bord des lèvres (or, au bout de la langue) = I had the word at the tip of my tongue.
Il n’a pas un rouge liard = He has not a brass farthing. (See [Radis].)
Lièvre
C’est là que gît le lièvre = That is the main point; There’s the rub.