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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double up »
To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.
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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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down for the count »
Decisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.
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drag »
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
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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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drink from a firehose »
To take a small amount from an enormous, hard-to-manage quantity.
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drug on the market »
Something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.
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due course »
A. 1399, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
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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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eat for two »
To be pregnant.
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eat out »
To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
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elephant in the room »
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
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even Homer nods »
Not even the most vigilant and expert are immune from erring.
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every Jack has his Jill »
everybody will find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their life
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