daily grind »
The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.
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damn by association »
Discredit or condemn a position, person, or thing by attacking those things with which he/she/it is associated.
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damn the torpedoes »
Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action.
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damn with faint praise »
To provide praise that is so minimal or inconsequential as to actually amount to criticism.
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damned if one does and damned if one doesn't »
A dilemma where either choice results in a negative outcome.
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damp squib »
A firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.
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damp squib »
Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..
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damson jam »
fruit preserve
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dar brincos »
To jump, leap.
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dark horse »
A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice.
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dark horse »
An unexpected success.
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darken somebody's doorstep »
To enter somebody else's home uninvited.
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darn tootin' »
Absolute, utter, complete, very.
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darn tootin' »
Absolutely correct; speaking the truth.
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dash off »
To leave a place quickly or briefly.
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dash off »
To write quickly or informally.
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date with destiny »
An inevitable future event or encounter, especially one which is likely to be momentous.
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dawn of a new day »
A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
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dawn on »
To occur to somebody; to be realized.
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day and age »
A time period of years or more.
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day and night »
All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.
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day in, day out »
Every day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.
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day nursery »
creche
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day one »
The very beginning.
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day out »
An excursion, returning home on the same day.
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daylight robbery »
An exorbitant charge for a product or service.
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days »
Life.
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days »
Plural form of day.
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dead »
: So hated by that they are absolutely ignored.
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dead »
Broken or inoperable.
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dead »
Completely inactive; without power; without a signal.
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dead »
Exact.
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dead »
Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
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dead »
Full and complete.
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dead »
No longer living.
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dead »
No longer used or required.
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dead »
Not in play.
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dead »
Stationary; static.
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dead »
Unproductive.
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dead »
Without emotion.
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dead »
Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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dead as a dodo »
That has become out of date.
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dead as a dodo »
Undoubtedly and unquestionably dead.
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dead as a doorknob »
Entirely, unquestionably or certainly dead.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dead duck »
A project that is doomed to failure from the start.
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dead duck »
One who is in serious danger or trouble.
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dead end »
A path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
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dead giveaway »
Obvious, easily apparent.
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dead heat »
A close race or contest in which no winner is apparent.
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dead in the water »
Nearly dead, doomed.
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dead last »
The standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
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dead men tell no tales »
Once someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.
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dead of night »
Middle of the night.
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dead on »
Exactly at.
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dead ringer »
Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.
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dead set against »
Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.
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dead shot »
Perfect shooter
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dead to rights »
With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.
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dead tree edition »
Paper version of a publication that can be found online.
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dead weight »
That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.
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dead weight »
Weight that does not move.
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dead wood »
Dead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.
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dead wood »
Personnel no longer contributing to an organization.
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deadbeat dad »
A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
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deadstick landing »
When a pilot lands a plane after the engine has died; a landing lacking any propulsion control.
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deadweight »
A useless, usually encumbering factor.
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deadweight »
The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
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deaf as a doorpost »
Stone deaf.
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deafening silence »
A silence, or a lack of any response, that signifies disapproval or lack of any enthusiasm.
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deal breaker »
To fail.
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death by spellcheck »
The problems caused by spellcheckers being incapable of correcting most homophone confusions.
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death knell »
A sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.
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death knell »
The tolling of a bell announcing death.
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deathblow »
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
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deathblow »
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.
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debris field »
Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.
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deep down »
Fundamentally; in essence; in reality; really.
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deep end »
A situation where expertise or experience is required.
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deep end »
The part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.
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deep pockets »
An ample supply of money, especially money which one is willing to spend; the possessor of such money.
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deep six »
To discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.
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deep thinker »
A person whose thoughts are profound; an intellectual.
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deep water »
A difficult or embarrassing situation.
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deep water »
Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
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deep-six »
To get rid of something unwanted.
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deep-six »
To throw something overboard from a ship.
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deer in the headlights »
A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.
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deliver the goods »
To keep one's promises.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....
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deliver the message to Garcia »
...heaves in a deep breath, gathers himself as though he's crossed a continent to deliver the message to Garcia.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Alternative form of carry the message to Garcia.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Programmers are consistently dehumanized because so many do indeed deliver the message to Garcia only to be at best ignored.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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den of iniquity »
A place of immoral behavior, usually of a sexual type.
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depend on »
To be dependent on something or someone for support or help.
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desk jockey »
One who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.
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desktop publishing »
DTP
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desperate times call for desperate measures »
In adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.
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desperate times require desperate measures »
Alternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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developments »
Plural form of development.
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devil is in the details »
The specific provisions of, or particular steps for implementing, a general plan, policy, or contract may be complicated, controversial, or unworkable.
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devil's advocate »
A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
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devil's advocate »
One who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.
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diamond in the rough »
A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.
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diamond in the rough »
An uncut diamond.
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diamonds are a girl's best friend »
A statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.
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dicky-bird »
A insignificant sound or thing.
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dicky-bird »
Endearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.
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dictated but not read »
Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.
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die »
Followed by for. Often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes.
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die »
Followed by from. General use, though somewhat more common in medical or scientific contexts.
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die »
Followed by of. General use.
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die »
Followed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.
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die »
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
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die down »
To become less virulent.
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die out »
To become extinct.
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different as chalk and cheese »
Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.
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dig deep »
Try especially hard.
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dig in »
To begin eating.
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dig in »
To make a burst of hard work.
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dig up »
To discover something by digging; to unearth.
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dig up »
To excavate something.
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dig up dirt »
To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.
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dim bulb »
A person who is slow-witted.
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dimber damber upright man »
The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.
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dime a dozen »
So common as to be practically worthless.
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diplomatic flu »
An illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.
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dirty laundry »
A clothes hamper or other container used to place unclean or soiled laundry.
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dirty laundry »
Laundry that is unclean or soiled.
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dirty laundry »
Unflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.
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dirty money »
Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized. Especially money gained through forgery, bribery, or thievery.
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dirty old man »
An adult male - usually middle-aged or elderly - who acts in a lecherous or lewd manner.
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dirty word »
A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.
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dirty word »
The name of a topic that a person does not like to hear or discuss.
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disc jockey »
radio presenter
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discretion is the better part of valour »
It is often wise to refrain from seemingly brave speech or action.1597
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dish out »
On to a dish ready for eating.
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dish out »
To distribute or deliver something.
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dish up »
To serve cooked food.
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dishpan hands »
Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.
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dismal science »
Nickname for economics or for the field of political economy.
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dive in »
To start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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divvy up »
To divide or parcel out.
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do a »
To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
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do a bunk »
To escape or flee under incriminating circumstances.
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do a number on »
To damage; to treat harshly; to produce ill effects.
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do a slow burn »
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.
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do as I say and not as I do »
Don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.
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do away with »
To destroy, eliminate, or make an end of.
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do drugs »
To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.
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do for »
ruin
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do in »
To kill or end.
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do justice »
To really allow to be apprehended in its full scope.
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do one »
To depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.
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do one's damnedest »
To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.
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do one's darnedest »
To do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.
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do one's thing »
To do what one habitually does.
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do out »
to redecorate; to adorn
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do someone proud »
To cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.
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do something with mirrors »
To insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.
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do something with mirrors »
To jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.
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Do the best and live the rest »
First do your work with your 100% dont think about the result
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do the hard yards »
To perform a difficult task or tasks.
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do the honors »
Act as a host to guests.
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do the honors »
Perform a duty.
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do the honours »
Act as a host to guests.
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do the honours »
Perform a duty.
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do the math »
You can do the calculation yourself, with the implication that you don't have to trust someone else's assertions.
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do the nasty »
To engage in sexual intercourse.
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do the trick »
To work; to be successful; to solve a problem.
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do up »
To fasten a piece of clothing.
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do up »
To redecorate a room etc.
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do what%3F »
An intensified version of what or huh.
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do without »
To manage despite the lack of something.
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do-or-die »
Requiring a determined or desperate effort to avoid the consequences of failure.
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dodge a bullet »
To have a narrow escape; to avoid injury or disaster.
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does a bear shit in the woods »
Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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does Macy's tell Gimbel's »
(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.
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dog and pony show »
Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate.
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dog and pony show »
Originally, a small, traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment.
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dog around »
To follow diligently.
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dog it »
To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.
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dog my cats »
Used as a mild oath, or as an expression of astonishment.
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dog's breakfast »
An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
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dog's life »
A life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.
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dog's life »
A miserable, unhappy existence.
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dog-eat-dog »
Harsh and ruthless.
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dogs »
Feet.
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dogs »
Plural form of dog.
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dogs »
With the, a greyhound racing event.
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don't be penny wise and pound foolish »
Don't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.
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don't count your chickens before they're hatched »
You should not count on something before it happens.
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don't cry over spilled milk »
Alternative spelling of don't cry over spilt milk.
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don't cry over spilt milk »
It is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.
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don't dip your pen in company ink »
Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly »
Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.
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don't drop the soap »
(idiomatic) Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.
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don't get me started »
About the subject currently being discussed.
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don't give up your day job »
Implying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment.
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don't go there »
Don't start talking about that.
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don't hold your breath »
"Don't wait." Said cynically to suggest that what has just been mentioned to is unlikely to happen soon or at all.
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don't let the bedbugs bite »
Used to wish a person a good night's sleep.
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don't look a gift horse in the mouth »
Do not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.
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don't look at me »
A response indicating that one is not willing or able to perform a task.
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don't put all your eggs in one basket »
Don't dedicate all your resources into one thing.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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don't shoot the messenger »
The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news.
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don't take any wooden nickels »
Do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.
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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs »
Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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done a bunk »
Simple past tense and past participle of do a bunk.
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done deal »
An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.
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donkey jacket »
thick garment
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donkey work »
Hard, boring, routine work.
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donkey's ears »
A long time.
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donkey's years »
A long time.
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doorprikken »
To expose as false.
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doorprikken »
To puncture.
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dormitive principle »
Words.
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doss down »
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
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dot the i's and cross the t's »
To take care of every detail, even minor ones; To be meticulous or thorough.
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double back »
To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.
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double booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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double cream »
dairy product
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double Dutch »
A date where both man and woman pay for their portion of the bill.
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double Dutch »
A game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.
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double Dutch »
A language game akin to pig Latin.
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double Dutch »
Incomprehensible language.
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double Dutch »
Sex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.
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double entendre »
A phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo..
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double entendre »
Plural form of double entendre.
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double talk »
Lying, especially in a formal political statement.
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double talk »
Speaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.
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double up »
To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.
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double up »
To have a secondary use.
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double up »
After a fly ball has been caught.
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double-edged sword »
A benefit that is also a liability, or that carries some significant but non-obvious cost or risk.
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double-tongued »
Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
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down and out »
In trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.
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down for the count »
Decisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
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down in the dumps »
Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
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down in the mouth »
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
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down on one's luck »
Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
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down pat »
Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood.
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down the drain »
Wasted, squandered; irretrievable.
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down the road, not across the street »
Along the radial artery rather than across the wrist from side to side.
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down the tubes »
Into a state of collapse or failure.
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down to a fine art »
Having or showing exceptional proficiency.
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down to the short strokes »
In the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.
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down to the wire »
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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down under »
In Australia.
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down with his apple-cart »
Knock or throw him down.
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down-and-outer »
Someone who is down and out.
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down-to-earth »
Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
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doze off »
To fall asleep unintentionally.
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drag »
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
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drag »
To move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.
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drag »
To move slowly.
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drag »
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
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drag one's feet »
To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
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drag out »
To extend or lengthen excessively.
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drag out »
To haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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drama queen »
Any exaggeratedly dramatic person.
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drama queen »
Who behaves and speaks in an overly dramatic manner so as to garner attention.
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draw a bath »
To fill a bathtub with water in preparation for taking a bath.
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draw a blank »
To be unable to produce a required piece of information.
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draw back »
To retreat from a position.
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draw back »
To move backwards.
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draw back »
To withdraw from an undertaking.
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draw back »
To pull something back or apart.
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draw on »
To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
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draw on »
To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
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draw on »
To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
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draw on »
To approach, come nearer, as evening.
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draw out »
To make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.
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draw out »
To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
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draw out »
To extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.
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draw out »
To use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.
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draw out »
To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
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draw stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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draw stumps »
To declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
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draw the line »
To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
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draw the short straw »
To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
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draw up »
come to a halt
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drawing near »
approaching
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dress down »
To scold.
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dress down »
To wear casual or informal clothes.
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dress up »
To wear smart clothes for an occasion.
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dress up »
To wear fancy dress or a costume.
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dress up »
To decorate; to prettify.
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dress up »
To present in a favorable light.
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dressed to the nines »
Very fancily or formally dressed; wearing very showy or splendid clothing.
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dressing-down »
A reprimand or rarely, a thrashing.
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dribs and drabs »
A series of negligible amounts.
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drift off »
To fall asleep in a gradual manner.
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drill down »
To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
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drink from a firehose »
To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.
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drink off »
To drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
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drink up »
Finish one's drink.
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drip »
To fall one drop at a time.
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drip »
To have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".
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drip »
To leak slowly.
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drip »
To put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop.
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drive away »
To depart by driving a vehicle.
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drive away »
To force someone or something to leave.
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drive home »
To push to or into a target.
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drive home »
With tangible or powerful demonstration.
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drive off »
To force to leave or go away.
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drive one up the wall »
To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.
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drive out »
Out of somewhere.
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drive the porcelain bus »
To vomit, especially while drunk or hung over.
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drive-by media »
Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.
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drop a bollock »
To make a mistake.
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drop a bomb »
To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.
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drop a bomb »
To release faeces from the bowels; to excrete.
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drop a dime »
To make a phone call, usually means calling the police to report another's activities.
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drop a hint »
To reveal a clue or hint about something.
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drop a line »
A note or telegram.
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drop a line »
On the telephone.
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drop back »
Of a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.
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drop in »
. Often hyphenated drop-in.
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drop in »
One who arrives unannounced or without an appointment.
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drop off »
To fall asleep.
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drop off »
To deliver; to deposit or leave.
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drop off »
To fall.
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drop off »
To lessen or reduce.
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Drop out of warp »
Dis-engage the cruise control on the car
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drop somebody a line »
To write, call or visit somebody.
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drop the ball »
To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.
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drop the gloves »
To fight.
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drop the gloves »
To remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.
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drop the writ »
To call a federal or provincial election.
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drown out »
To cover, obscure, or hide by being louder than.
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drug of choice »
Substance that a suspect is addicted to.
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drug of choice »
The best-choice medication to treat a particular medical problem.
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drug on the market »
Something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.
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drum up »
To generate or encourage; to campaign for.
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druther »
Would rather; would prefer to.
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druthers »
Wishes, preferences, or ways.
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dry eye »
An eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.
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dry eye »
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca , an eye disease caused by decreased tear production.
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dry one's eyes »
To cease crying.
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dry out »
To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed.
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dry out »
To sober up; to cease to be drunk.
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dry rot »
timber decay
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dry run »
A practice; a rehearsal.
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duck soup »
Easy, or a piece of cake.
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due course »
A. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
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due course »
A. 1735, Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels.
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due course »
A. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.
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due course »
Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence.
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due to »
because of
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duke it out »
To argue heavily or at length.
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duke it out »
To fight, especially with the fists.
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duly noted »
In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
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dumb bunny »
A stupid person.
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dumb down »
To become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.
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dumb down »
To convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.
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dummy out »
From a video game in the process of localizing that game from a foreign country.
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dummy run »
A trial or practice before the real attempt.
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dummy up »
To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.
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dummy up »
To not answer questions.
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dust off »
To remove dust from something.
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dust off »
To use something after a long time without it.
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dusty miller »
A formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.
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dusty miller »
One of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, and Lychnis coronaria.
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dye in the wool »
To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.
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dyed in the wool »
Simple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool.
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dyed-in-the-wool »
Dyed before being formed into cloth.
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dyed-in-the-wool »
Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.
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