cool one's jets »
To become less excited, intense, or active.
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corner the market »
To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.
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crank up »
To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
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crash course »
A quick, intense course of learning, especially one which is informal or hurried.
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cry for help »
Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.
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cry for help »
In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.
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curry favor »
To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.
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dead air »
An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.
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dead last »
The standings, often by a considerable margin to the next-to-last-place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.
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deathblow »
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
Programmers are consistently dehumanized because so many do indeed deliver the message to Garcia only to be at best ignored.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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dicky-bird »
Endearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children.
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dictated but not read »
Dictated, as to a secretary or stenographer, but not proofread by the person who dictated the text so annotated.
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die »
Followed by for. Often expressing wider contextual motivations, though sometimes indicating direct causes.
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