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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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death knellA sign or omen foretelling the death or destruction of something.Rate it:

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deathblowSomething that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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

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deep-sixTo get rid of something unwanted.Rate it:

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depend onTo be dependent on something or someone for support or help.Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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dextram alicui porrigere, dareto give one's right hand to some one.Rate it:

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dial it inTo give a lackluster, uninspired, or timid performance; to phone it in.Rate it:

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Diamond in the RoughSomeone or something that has lost charm now, but has immense value and the prospective to be stunningRate it:

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dic quid sentiasgive me your opinion.Rate it:

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dicam quod sentioI will give you my true opinion.Rate it:

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did i stutter?Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.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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dig deepTry especially hard.Rate it:

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dig outTo find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides itRate it:

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dig out of a holeTo save someone or something from trouble.Rate it:

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dig upTo excavate something.Rate it:

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dig upTo discover something by digging; to unearth.Rate it:

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DILLIGAFFAcronym of does it look like I give a flying fuck?.Rate it:

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dip intoTo read parts of something.Rate it:

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dire quelque choseto say somethingRate it:

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dirigere or referre aliquid ad aliquam remto measure something by the standard of something else; to make something one's criterion.Rate it:

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dish outTo distribute or deliver something.Rate it:

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do by halvesTo perform (a task, etc) partially or incompletely; to do (something) inadequately, halfheartedly, or shoddily.Rate it:

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do not wantUsed to indicate that the speaker does not like something they have seen or heard.Rate it:

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do one's damnedestTo do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.Rate it:

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do one's darnedestTo do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo insinuate one has performed a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, insinuating trickery and sham.Rate it:

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do something with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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do wantUsed as an expression to indicate one's desire to have something.Rate it:

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do with mirrorsTo jokingly pretend that one did something using magic mirrors, that one is a magician; a joking explanation of the fantastic or the unexplained.Rate it:

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do withoutTo manage despite the lack of something.Rate it:

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doctor upTo falsify, or modify something, so that it appears to be better than it is.Rate it:

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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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dog eat dogRuthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.Rate 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 in the huntSomething to gain depending on the outcome; a position for which to campaign or cheer..Rate it:

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dog in the mangerSomeone who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.Rate it:

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doggonitAn expression that shows mild or strong frustration about something.Rate it:

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dolori indulgereto give way to grief.Rate it:

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domum aedificandam locare, conducereto give, undertake a contract for building a house.Rate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youDon't do something bad to the person who does something for you.Rate it:

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don't count your chickens before they're hatchedYou should not count on something before it happens.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 throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

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don't do anything I wouldn't doA phrase, often used jocularly, to give vague advice upon parting.Rate it:

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don't give me a lot of bull!Don't prevaricate, don't exaggerate, don't fib to me!Rate it:

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don't give me any of your guff!Depression Expression; "Don't Give Me Any Of Your Sassy, Back-Talk!"; "Don't 'Sass' ME!" "Don't Talk Back To Your Mother!"Rate it:

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