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 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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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 booked »
Of a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.
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double Dutch »
Sex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.
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double talk »
Lying, especially in a formal political statement.
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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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double-tongued »
Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
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