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cut cornersTo do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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cut the lineThe willful entering of a queue of persons or vehicles waiting, for a service, anywhere other than the rear -usually to the objection of those already assembledRate it:

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cut throughUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see cut,‎ through.Rate it:

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cut to the quickUsed other than as an idiom: see cut, quick.Rate it:

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CYLORUsed to encourage the addressee to rely upon his rabbi's, rather than others', answers to questions of religious import.Rate it:

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damn YankeeUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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dangly bitsMale genitalia, usually of a baby, child, or of a smaller than usual size; ironic reference to male genitalia.Rate it:

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darning needleUsed other than as an idiom: A needle used for darning.Rate it:

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das kann man wohl sagenyou can say that againRate it:

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das kannst du laut sagenyou can say that againRate it:

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das war'sUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see das, war, es.Rate it:

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day and ageA time period of years or more.Rate it:

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daylightTo run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.Rate it:

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dead fishUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see dead,‎ fish.Rate it:

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dead menUsed other than as an idiom: see dead, men.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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dead tree editionPaper version of a publication that can be found online.Rate it:

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deader than discoUnquestionably deadRate it:

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deader than discoextremely old-fashionedRate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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December brideA woman who marries when she is significantly older than most brides.Rate it:

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decimum annum excessisse, egressum esseto be more than ten years old, to have entered on one's eleventh year.Rate it:

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deep sleepUsed other than as an idiom: see deep, sleep.Rate it:

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delay no moreFuck you.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garciaWhat 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.Rate it:

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desiderio alicuius rei teneri, affici (more strongly flagrare, incensum esse)to long for a thing, yearn for it.Rate it:

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desk jockeyOne 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.Rate it:

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detto, fattono sooner said than doneRate it:

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Deus me perdoeUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see Deus, me, perdoe.Rate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'untwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'unTwo heads are better than one.Rate it:

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devil's shouldersUsed other than as an idiom: see devil, shoulders.Rate it:

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diamonds are a girl's best friendA statement that suggests, while love is a luxury, material wealth (particularly jewellery) is more valuable in the long run.Rate it:

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dicho y hechosaid and done; no sooner said than doneRate it:

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dieFollowed by from. General use, though somewhat more common in medical or scientific contexts.Rate it:

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die on the vineUsed other than as an idiom: see die, on, the, vine.Rate it:

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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dig outUsed other than as an idiom: see dig, out.Rate it:

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dip intoUsed other than as an idiom: dip into.Rate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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dirty workOne or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.Rate it:

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disagree withUsed other than as an idiom: disagree with.Rate it:

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dites cela tout courtSay that and no more.Rate it:

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dito e feitono sooner said than doneRate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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do the deedUsed other than as an idiom: to do a given deed.Rate it:

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do the mathYou can do the calculation yourself, with the implication that you don't have to trust someone else's assertions.Rate it:

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do wantUsed other than as an idiom: see do, want.Rate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

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