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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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different as chalk and cheeseTwo things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.Rate it:

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dig outThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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Dime a DozenTo be common and cheap; easy to access and obtainable everywhereRate it:

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diminishing returnsA condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.Rate it:

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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noirTo say first one thing and then another.Rate it:

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dishpan handsHands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.Rate it:

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

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dites-moi une bonne fois pourquoi vous êtes mécontentTell me once and for all why you are dissatisfied.Rate it:

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dive inTo start a new endeavor enthusiastically and wholeheartedly.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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DNAA biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.Rate it:

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doTo deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to ruin; to do for.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 the best and live the restFirst do your work with your 100% dont think about the resultRate it:

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do with mirrorsTo perform a magic or optical trick with the use of hidden mirrors, implying trickery and sham.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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does a bear defecate in the woods?The answer is clearly, without reservation, true and accurate.Rate 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 and catA team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other.Rate it:

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dog and pony showAny presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate.Rate it:

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dog and pony showOriginally, a small, traveling circus featuring animals as entertainment.Rate it:

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dog days of summerhot summer day when you just want to sit under a tree and do nothingRate it:

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Dog Days of SummerThe hottest and mainly moist days of summer, mostly the July and AugustRate 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's LifeA be miserable and awful, to have harsh survival without much pleasure or prosperityRate it:

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dog-eat-dogHarsh and ruthless.Rate it:

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doggone itexclamation of frustration; euphemism for G** damn it; used for emphasis; See also dad-blamed, gosh darn, gosh darn it in phrases.com and dagnabbit in definitions.netRate it:

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doing the townEngaging in an evening of celebration and reveling with little consideration of expenses.Rate it:

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doleo aliquid, aliqua re, de and ex aliqua reI am pained, vexed, sorry.Rate it:

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dolis et fallaciis (Sall. Cat. 11. 2)by the aid of fraud and lies.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't ask, don't tellA policy of the U.S. military from 1993 to 2011, which barred openly gay, lesbian, or bisexual people from serving in the military, while also barring discrimination against closeted gays, lesbians, and bisexuals.Rate it:

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don't be penny wise and pound foolishDon't be careful when it comes to spending small amounts of money, but careless when spending much larger amounts.Don't focus on minutiae and lose sight of the big picture; don't obsess over tiny inconsequential efficiencies while glaring inefficiencies are going on elsewhere.Rate it:

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don't bite the newbieBe patient and friendly toward people who are learning a new technology.Rate it:

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don't cry over spilt milkIt is no use worrying about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.Rate it:

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don't look to the floor for pennies, look to the sky for rainbows.Stand tall and never be afraid to embrace the world.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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done a bunkSimple past tense and past participle of do a bunk.Rate it:

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done and doneDone thoroughly and satisfactorily.Rate it:

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done and donea binding agreement, mutually accepted.Rate it:

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done and dustedCompleted thoroughly and satisfactorily.Rate it:

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donnant donnantfair's fair, give and takeRate it:

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donner une chandelle à dieu et une au diableTo try and keep in with both parties.Rate it:

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doom and gloomFeeling, or acting in a manner consistent with, pessimism and despair.Rate it:

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doom and gloomSomething considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.Rate it:

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dope sheetA set of detailed instructions which the designer of an animated film provides to the photographers and editors.Rate it:

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dope sheetA publication, updated very frequently and used by people who make horse racing wagers, which summarizes information about the horses running in specific races; a publication which provides background information and/or predictions used by people wagering on any sort of competition.Rate it:

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dope sheetA summary of the content and technical information for a set of photographs.Rate it:

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