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dust bunnyA small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc. that tends to accumulate indoors in areas that are not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.Rate it:
dust mouseA dust bunny.Rate it:
dust offTo remove dust from something.Rate it:
dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:
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:
dust settleIndicates a wait for a heated, angry atmosphere to calm down.Rate it:
dust settlesA heated, angry atmosphere calms down.Rate it:
dust upTo dust; to clean by dusting.Rate it:
dust upTo attack or renounce.Rate it:
dusty millerA formulaic phrase for a miller, related to the dust generated in the milling process.Rate it:
dusty millerOne of several species of plants with leaves of a dusty appearance: Centaurea cineraria, Senecio cineraria, and Lychnis coronaria.Rate it:
Dutch actSuicide.Rate it:
Dutch courageThe courage or bravado induced by alcohol; pot-valiancy.Rate it:
Dutch courageAn alcoholic drink, taken to bolster one's courage.Rate it:
Dutch reckoningA (falsified) bill that is not itemised, and that is unjustifiably high.Rate it:
Dutch reckoninga false or incorrect reckoning of position.Rate it:
Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:
Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:
duty callsExpresses that the speaker has something they must do.Rate it:

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