dawn of a new day »
A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
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day out »
An excursion, returning home on the same day.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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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 »
Alternative form of carry the message to Garcia.
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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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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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desperate times require desperate measures »
Alternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.
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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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do a slow burn »
To experience a gradually increasing feeling of anger or frustration.
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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 out »
to redecorate; to adorn
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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 dip your pen in company ink »
Alternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.
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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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