double talk »
Speaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.
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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 to the wire »
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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down-to-earth »
Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
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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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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 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 the short straw »
To select the shortest straw or other object while drawing straws.
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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 dime »
To make a phone call, usually means calling the police to report another's activities.
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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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