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dignitati suae servire, consulereto be careful of one's dignity.Rate it:

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diligentem esse in retinendis officiisto be exact, punctual in the performance of one's duty.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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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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diplomatic fluAn illness feigned by one or more government officials or other public figures as an excuse for an absence really based on political reasons.Rate it:

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dire tantôt blanc, tantôt noirTo say first one thing and then another.Rate 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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dirty laundryUnflattering facts or questionable activities that one wants to remain secret, but which some other may use to blackmail with.Rate it:

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dirty workOne or more unpleasant tasks, assignments, or employment duties, especially those of a disreputable or illicit nature.Rate it:

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discedere (pedibus), ire in alicuius sententiam (Liv. 23. 10)to vote for some one's motion.Rate it:

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disciplina alicuius uti, magistro aliquo utito receive instruction from some one.Rate it:

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disciplinam alicuius profiterito be a follower, disciple of some one.Rate it:

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dispose ofTo have available, or at one's disposal.Rate it:

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dissipare rem familiarem (suam)to squander all one's property.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 as one's job.Rate it:

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do not enterSigns along the road to indicate this is a one way street.Rate it:

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do oneTo depart from a place, often with a sense of urgency.Rate it:

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do one's bitTo make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.Rate it:

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do one's blockTo become enraged.Rate it:

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do one's businessTo ruin somebody.Rate it:

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do one's businessto defecate or urinateRate 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 one's thingTo do what one habitually does.Rate it:

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do one's utmostTo make the greatest possible effort.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 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 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 you come here oftenA common phrase for initiating conversation with a stranger, especially one for seeking romantic involvement.Rate it:

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do you know who I amAn arrogant expression of one's importance.Rate it:

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docere aliquem fidibusto teach some one to play a stringed instrument.Rate it:

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does Dolly Parton sleep on her backSynonym of is the Pope CatholicRate it:

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does macy's tell gimbel's(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.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 in a mangerone who denies others what he cannot consume himself: hay in a manger (cattle feeder) cannot be eaten by cows if a (barking) dog is in it - though dogs don't eat hayRate 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 huntLiterally, ownership of one of several canines participating in the group pursuit of game or fowl.Rate it:

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domestica (externa) nosseto be acquainted with the history of one's own land.Rate it:

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domi (opp. foris)at home; in one's native country.Rate it:

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domino effectAn accumulation of events where one event is triggered by the previous eventRate it:

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don't bite the hand that feeds youTo cause harm to a benefactor.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 count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate it:

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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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