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

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dope outto figure out, to find out, find, decipherRate 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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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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double or nothingStatement of bravado. Usually involving a risky or gambling choice to keep going or move forward. Can also be used as a version of: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. -If you don’t take a risk, you’ll not get any reward, if you don’t try something, you won’t get any gainRate it:

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double takerSomething causing someone to do a double takeRate it:

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double upTo double the quantity, amount or duration of something.Rate it:

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double-tonguedSaying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.Rate it:

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down and outIn trouble; in a bad time or situation or having very bad luck.Rate it:

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down at heelIn poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.Rate it:

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down but not outTemporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.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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Down the HatchTo drink something quicklyRate it:

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Down to the WireRight up to the closing date/time, Running out of time;Rate it:

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down-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.Rate it:

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doyabradabraMake the magic happenRate it:

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dragTo move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.Rate it:

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drag one's feetTo procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.Rate it:

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drag outTo haul or bring out forcefully or as though with force.Rate it:

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drag outTo extend or lengthen excessively.Rate it:

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drag something outDelay a decision by dragging, stretching, extending the conversation by injecting incidentals or humdrum history/misinformation/disproved calculations and extrapolations:Rate it:

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drag upTo remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past.Rate it:

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drain awayTo diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.Rate it:

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drain outTo be emptied of liquid; to be drained completely.Rate it:

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drain outTo empty completely of liquids; to drain completely.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo indicate the threshold or level above which something will become unacceptable or will provoke a response; to create a boundary and imply or declare that its crossing will provoke a (negative) response.Rate it:

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draw backTo pull something back or apart.Rate it:

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draw onTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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draw outTo use means to entice or force to be more open or talkative.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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draw outTo extract, bring out, as concealed information; elicit; educe.Rate it:

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draw outTo improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.Rate it:

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draw outTo physically extract, as blood from a vein.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo cease doing something, at least for the day.Rate it:

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draw uponTo appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.Rate it:

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drawing cardsomething that grabs attentionRate it:

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dream upTo have an imaginative, unusual or foolish idea, to invent something unreal.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drill in and drill outTo work on something for a small time, before ultimately giving up.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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drive awayTo force someone or something to leave.Rate it:

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drive one up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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drive outOut of somewhere.Rate it:

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drive someone up the wallTo make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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drop a bollockTo make a mistake.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 outUsed other than as an idiom: see drop, out.Rate it:

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