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descendere ad extrema consilia (Fam. 10. 33. 4)to have recourse to extreme measures.Rate it:

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desperate times call for desperate measuresIn adverse circumstances actions that might have been rejected under other circumstances may become the best choice.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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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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diffusum, dissipatum esseto have no coherence, connection.Rate it:

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dig one's own graveTo behave in a way that is likely to have future negative effects on oneself.Rate it:

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

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dine outTo have dinner away from one's house, usually at a restaurant.Rate it:

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ding, ding, ding, we have a winnerSaid when somebody answers a question correctly.Rate it:

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dinosaurs eating cheetosA discreet way to tell your significant other they have a booger to take care ofRate it:

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dirt fileA compilation of negative gossip or facts about someone.Rate it:

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dirty lookAn unpleasant or disdainful look or expression, often directed at someone.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo have available, or at one's disposal.Rate 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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doto have a purpose or reasonRate it:

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doTo have sex with.Rate it:

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doTo have as one's job.Rate it:

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doTo have.Rate it:

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do me a favourUsed to ask someone for a favour.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect $200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.Rate it:

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do not pass go, do not collect £200A phrase telling someone to pursue a path directly without deviations.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 right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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do someone a frightenTo frighten someone, especially a dogRate it:

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do someone dirtyTo deliberately treat someone in an unfair or harmful manner.Rate it:

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do someone proudTo cause someone to feel pride, admiration, or satisfaction.Rate it:

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do someone's head inTo frustrate, irritate or disturb someone.Rate it:

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do the deedTo have sex.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 unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.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 you have a boyfriendUsed to ask whether the interlocutor has a boyfriend.Rate it:

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do you have a girlfriendUsed to ask whether the interlocutor has a girlfriend.Rate it:

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do you have a menu in EnglishA question used to ask for a restaurant menu in the English languageRate it:

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do you have any brothers or sistersUsed to ask whether someone has any siblings.Rate it:

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do you have any petsUsed to ask whether the interlocutor is an owner of pets.Rate it:

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do you have childrenUsed to ask whether somebody is a parent of children.Rate it:

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do you have Wi-FiAsks if there is any available Wi-Fi connection.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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do you mindUsed to politely ask someone for a favour.Rate it:

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do you mindUsed to inform someone that they are being intrusive or annoying.Rate it:

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dob inTo betray someone by informing on them.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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doesn't have both oars in the watercrazyRate it:

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doesn't have two nickels to rub togetherReference an individual whom from all evidence and appearances is badly bent and broken relative to personal finances.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 mangerSomeone who denies to others something that he or she cannot use.Rate it:

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Dog's LifeA be miserable and awful, to have harsh survival without much pleasure or prosperityRate it:

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doing somebody else's laundryShe married someone else.Rate it:

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dominari in aliquemto have unlimited power over a person.Rate it:

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