don't go there »
Don't start talking about that.
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done a bunk »
Simple past tense and past participle of do a bunk.
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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 to a fine art »
Having or showing exceptional proficiency.
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down with his apple-cart »
Knock or throw him down.
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down-to-earth »
Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
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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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draw back »
To pull something back or apart.
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dress up »
To wear smart clothes for an occasion.
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drive away »
To depart by driving a vehicle.
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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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drug of choice »
The best-choice medication to treat a particular medical problem.
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dyed in the wool »
Simple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool.
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ear tunnel »
A part of the ear.
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eat one's heart out »
To feel overwhelming sorrow, jealousy or longing, to grieve.
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