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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 read like a robotDon't read blandly with no expression.Rate it:

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don't ring us, we'll ring youSynonym of don't call us, we'll call youRate it:

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don't risk it for the biscuitDon't put yourself at risk, it may result in disaster.Rate it:

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don't shit in your own nestAlternative term for don't shit where you eatRate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate 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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don't sweat itDo not worry about it.Rate it:

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don't take any wooden nickelsDo not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.Rate it:

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Don't Take Any Wooden NickelsDon't allow anybody deceive you or take advantage of youRate it:

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

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don't tell meUsed to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.Rate it:

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don't tell meUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see don't,‎ tell,‎ me.Rate it:

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don't tell me i'll tell youannoyed by their reminder commentRate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",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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don't zig when you should zag, once you find true love.Make the right steps and not the wrong ones when you have someone who loves you and/or you are in a relationship, in order to keep love and not lose it.Rate it:

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donner le tournisto make someone's head spinRate it:

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don’t ask, don’t getA phrase used to guide those who are nervous to speak up about their needs or wantsRate it:

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Dose of One's Own MedicineThe same or a similar unpleasantness revert back to someone that has been giving othersRate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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double takerSomething causing someone to do a double takeRate it:

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doubting debbiesomeone who always see's the negativeRate it:

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douche bagAn annoying person; someone blatantly inconsiderate of others.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-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.Rate it:

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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draw downTo get fundingRate it:

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draw inTo get someone involved.Rate it:

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dress down1) Wear casual or work clothing, informal clothes: 2) Speak To Someone In a Desultory Tone, A Commanding, Analytical, Superior, Critiquing Manner; . . . . . {Tell Someone 'OFF' }Rate it:

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

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drive someone crazyto cause insanity onto someoneRate it:

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drive someone crazyto annoy or irritateRate it:

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drive someone crazyto cause to be infatuatedRate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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drop someone a lineWrite and send (someone) a note or telegram.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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DRYAcronym of don't repeat yourself.Rate it:

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dry eyeAn eye which is not crying, i.e. someone emotionally unmoved.Rate it:

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dry upTo deprive someone of.Rate it:

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dumber than a door-nailSomeone who is just stupid, and doesn't even know what doornail means anyway so isn't really insulted by the term anyway.Rate it:

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dump onTo dump (finish a relationship with someone)Rate it:

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dunnoEquivalent to, eg: "I don't know".Rate it:

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dunnoDon't know anything about itRate it:

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dunnoEquivalent to, e.g.: "I don't know".Rate it:

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