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deditione facta (Sall. Iug. 26)after capitulation.Rate it:

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deep pocketsAn ample supply of money, especially money which one is willing to spend; the possessor of such money.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo throw something overboard from a ship.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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des dettes criardesSmall debts to trades-people or workmen (who are continually asking for their money).Rate it:

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des gens de même farinePersons of the same kidney (generally in a bad sense); People tarred with the same brush.Rate it:

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devil take the hindmostAn imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them.Rate it:

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devil's luckastounding good luck.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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dirty moneyMoney that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized. Especially money gained through forgery, bribery, or thievery.Rate it:

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doTo deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.Rate it:

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doTo work for or on, by way of caring for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in order, etc.Rate it:

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doTo cash or to advance money for, as a bill or note.Rate it:

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do well by doing goodTo achieve social acceptance or financial success as a result of behaving in a benevolent or charitable manner.Rate it:

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do you kiss your mother with that mouth?Alternative, longer form of "you kiss your mother with that mouth?"; typically said after and because someone cursedRate it:

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dog in the huntThis is often used erroneously to indicate that one has no stake in the outcome. As such this is a bastardization of two Southern idioms: "no dog in the fight," and "that dog won't hunt." (The latter indicates something is a bad idea or prone to fail.) Use of the phrase "no dog in the hunt" when one wishes to indicate they have no "dog in the fight" will generate funny glances from any Southerners who overhear it.Rate it:

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dog racismPaying large sum of money for "pedigree dogs", attaching great importance to the breed of a pet.Rate it:

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don't threaten me with a good timea way of saying emphatically that you'd love to do something, after someone just mentioned something to doRate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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Don't Count Your Chickens before They HatchTo warn someone to wait until the expected good thing has really happened till then avoid making further plansRate it:

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don't cross your bridge until you arrive at the river!Your reminder George, was very wise: You advised that I not count my money regarding sale of wheelbarrows until we were down to ten count out of the one hundred previously in the stockroomLRate it:

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don't let the bedbugs biteUsed to wish a person a good night's sleep.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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don't shoot the messengerThe bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news.Rate it:

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double dippingObtaining money from two sources at the same time. Dipping your food into a sauce, eating a portion of that food then re-dipping that food into the sauce.Rate it:

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double rainbow babya term given to a child born after two miscarriages, stillbirths, or deaths.Rate it:

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double upAfter a fly ball has been caught.Rate it:

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down and outIn trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.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 on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.Rate it:

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down on one's uppersimpecunious, lacking moneyRate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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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.Rate it:

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Drive a Hard BargainTo work hard in price negotiation, to insist in making a deal to buy or sell at a good priceRate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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du temps que berthe filaitWhen Adam delved and Eve span; In the good old times.Rate it:

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dump outTo discard, to throw away, to toss out.Rate it:

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

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dust off a batterfor a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.Rate it:

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dynamite chargeInstructions given by the judge to a jury that has failed to reach a verdict, in the hope that they can do so after further deliberation.Rate it:

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e gravi morbo recreari or se colligereto recruit oneself after a severe illness.Rate it:

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e vissero per sempre felici e contentiand they lived happily ever afterRate it:

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eagle eyegood eyesightRate it:

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eagle eyeSomeone with good eyesightRate it:

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earn one's crustTo earn money, to do something as a job.Rate it:

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effundere, profundere pecuniam, patrimoniumto squander one's money, one's patrimony.Rate it:

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eh bien! au bout du compte vous avez tortWell! you are wrong, after all.Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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