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don't get your dander all in an uproarDon't get upset or too bothered; usually said to calm someone down from being too angry; Also said this way: Don't get your dander upRate 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 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 drop the soap(idiomatic) Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.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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dripTo put a small amount of a liquid on something, drop by drop.Rate it:

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dripTo fall one drop at a time.Rate it:

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drop a bollockTo make a mistake.Rate it:

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drop a bombTo release faeces from the bowels; to excrete.Rate it:

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drop a bombTo announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.Rate it:

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drop a bombshellTo announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.Rate it:

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drop a brickUsed other than as an idiom: see drop, brick.Rate it:

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drop a brickAlternative form of drop a bombshell.Rate it:

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drop a brickTo commit a faux pas, especially in speech, such as by tactlessly speaking of a subject that should not be mentioned.Rate it:

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drop a dimeTo make a phone call, usually means calling the pol to report another's activities.Rate it:

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drop a hintTo reveal a clue or hint about something.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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drop a lineOn the telephone.Rate it:

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drop a lineA note or telegram.Rate it:

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drop a logTo defecate.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo defecate.Rate it:

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drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.Rate it:

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drop awayTo become less or fewer.Rate it:

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drop backOf a quarterback or other player in the backfield, to take a number of steps back from the line of scrimmage immediately after the snap or hike of the ball, to avoid defenders.Rate it:

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drop byTo visit informally and spontaneously.Rate it:

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drop in. Often hyphenated drop-in.Rate it:

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drop inOne who arrives unannounced or without an appointment.Rate it:

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Drop in the BucketAn extremely little, unimportant amountRate it:

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drop in the bucketAn effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.Rate it:

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drop in the oceana drop in the bucketRate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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drop offTo lessen or reduce.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.Rate it:

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drop offTo deliver; to deposit or leave.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

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drop outPrematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like).Rate it:

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

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drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

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drop roundto visit somewhere for a short period.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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drop somebody a lineTo write, call or visit somebody.Rate it:

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drop someone a lineWrite and send (someone) a note or telegram.Rate it:

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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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drop the f-bombTo utter the word fuck.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo fight.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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drop the micTo do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.Rate it:

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drop the pilotTo dismiss an expert adviser. A classic example was the dismissal of the German Chancellor, Bismarck, by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1891.Rate it:

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