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don't mention itA polite way of expressing that something is too trivial to warrant thanks.Rate it:

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don't mind if I doUsed to express acceptance of something offered to the speaker.Rate it:

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don't pass goTo say that somebody is obliged to do something without question.Rate it:

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don't quit your day jobAlternative form of don't give up your day jobRate it:

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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsDon't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.Rate it:

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don't worryIndicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something.Rate it:

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donde dije digo, digo DiegoA phrase used by the speaker when rectifying something they had previously said, claiming it was mispronounced or misinterpretedRate it:

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donnant donnantfair's fair, give and takeRate it:

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donner à quelqu'un un pourpoint de pierreTo give any one a stone doublet; To imprison any one.Rate it:

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donner carte blancheTo give full permission; To grant a person full liberty to act according to his judgment.Rate it:

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donner le coup de grâceTo give the finishing stroke.Rate it:

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donner raison à quelqu'unTo say any one is right; To give satisfaction to any one (either legally or by a duel).Rate it:

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donner un coup de mainTo give a helping hand.Rate it:

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donner un pois pour avoir une fèveTo give a sprat to catch a herring. Rate it:

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donner un œuf pour avoir un bœufTo give a sprat to catch a herring (or, mackerel).Rate it:

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donner une chandelle à dieu et une au diableTo try and keep in with both parties.Rate it:

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donnez-moi un coup de mainGive me a helping hand.Rate it:

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doom and gloomSomething considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.Rate it:

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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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dotem filiae dareto give a dowry to one's daughter.Rate it:

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double takerSomething causing someone to do a double takeRate it:

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double upTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something.Rate it:

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double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:

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down lowAfter asking you to "high five" or saying "up top" someone will then say "down low". This means they are asking you to "high five" or tap the palm of their hand with the palm of your hand down lower--about waist high--as they extend their hand out toward you. If you don't respond timely they may take their hand away and say "too slow" then laugh. It's just something Americans do to have fun.Rate it:

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Down the HatchTo drink something quicklyRate it:

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dragTo move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.Rate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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drag upTo remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo cease doing something, at least for the day.Rate it:

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drawing cardsomething that grabs attentionRate it:

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dream upTo have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drill in and drill outTo work on something for a small time, before ultimately giving up.Rate it:

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dripTo put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop.Rate it:

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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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drop a hintTo reveal a clue or hint about something.Rate it:

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drop the micTo do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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drug dealAn illegal business transaction where cash or something else of value is exchanged for illegal drugs, usually conducted in a clandestine manner.Rate it:

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drug on the marketSomething which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.Rate it:

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duff upto beat up, to give a beating toRate it:

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dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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dust offTo remove dust from something.Rate it:

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duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.Rate it:

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