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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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der Reihe nachone by one, in turnRate it:

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Derangement SyndromeThe acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal and balanced people triggered by the mention of a specific topic.Rate it:

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des coq-à-l'âneCock and bull stories; Disconnected rigmaroles.Rate it:

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desidiae et languori se dedereto abandon oneself to inactivity and apathy.Rate it:

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desk jockeyOne who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.Rate it:

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desperare suis rebusto despair of one's position.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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desperate times require desperate measuresAlternative form of desperate times call for desperate measures.Rate it:

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detto, fattosaid and doneRate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'untwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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deux avis valent mieux qu'unTwo heads are better than one.Rate it:

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devil's advocateOne who debates from a view which they may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity, or simply for the sake of argument.Rate it:

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dexterousSkilful and competent with the handsRate it:

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dextram alicui porrigere, dareto give one's right hand to some one.Rate it:

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dial injoin or participate in a conference call.Rate it:

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dial upto telephone, to call on the telephoneRate 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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dicendo augere, amplificare aliquid (opp. dicendo extenuare aliquid)to lend lustre to a subject by one's description.Rate it:

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dicere contra aliquem or aliquid (not contradicere alicui)to contradict some one.Rate it:

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dicho y hechosaid and done; no sooner said than doneRate it:

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dickyA hat, especially a stiff hat or derby, and a straw hat.Rate 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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die in harnessTo continue to work until the day of one's death.Rate it:

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die the way one livedTo die because of or after doing something characteristic of the interlocutor.Rate it:

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diem dicere alicuito summon some one to appear on a given day; to accuse a person.Rate it:

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diem ex die ducere, differreto put off from one day to another.Rate it:

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dies unus, alter, plures intercesserantone, two, several days had passed, intervened.Rate it:

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dieu nous garde d'un homme qui n'a qu'une affaireGod save us from the man of one idea.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 in one's heelsTo act in a determined manner by firmly maintaining one's beliefs, demands, situation, etc. in the face of opposition.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 outThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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dignitatem suam tueri, defendere, retinere, obtinereto guard, maintain one's dignity.Rate it:

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