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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 have a cowDon’t get so upset or excited.Rate it:

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don't let the door hit you on the way outUsed to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving.Rate it:

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don't look a gift horse in the mouthDo not unappreciatively question a gift or handout too closely.Rate it:

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don't look at meA response indicating that one is not willing or able to perform a task.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 make me laughUsed to express that one cannot take a suggestion seriously.Rate it:

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don't mention itA polite way of expressing that something is too trivial to warrant thanks.Rate it:

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don't put all your eggs in one basketDon't dedicate all your resources into one thing.Rate it:

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don't shit in your own nestAlternative term for don't shit where you eatRate it:

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don't shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.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 donea binding agreement, mutually accepted.Rate it:

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done and doneDone thoroughly and satisfactorily.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 à quelqu'un un pourpoint de pierreTo give any one a stone doublet; To imprison any one.Rate it:

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donner de la tête contre le murTo hit one’s head against a stone wall.Rate it:

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donner raison à quelqu'unTo say any one is right; To give satisfaction to any one (either legally or by a duel).Rate 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 summary of the content and technical information for a set of photographs.Rate it:

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dope sheetA summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.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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dormir en gendarmeTo sleep with one eye open.Rate it:

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dormir sur les deux oreilles(lit.) To sleep soundly; (fig.) To have no cause for anxiety.Rate it:

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dos cabezas piensan mejor que unatwo heads are better than oneRate it:

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Dose of One's Own MedicineThe same or a similar unpleasantness revert back to someone that has been giving othersRate it:

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doss aboutTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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doss aroundTo shirk one's work or duty.Rate it:

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dot the i's and cross the t'sTo take care of every detail, even minor ones; To be meticulous or thorough.Rate it:

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Dot Your I's and Cross Your T'sTo do something very carefullyRate it:

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dotem filiae dareto give a dowry to one's daughter.Rate it:

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double backTo retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.Rate it:

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double double, boil and troubleA song/chant/spell witches say while stirring a cauldron and throwing items in the cauldron to brew the spell, usually to put a curse on someone (or to take one off)Rate it:

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double downTo double one's wager.Rate it:

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double dutchA game of jump rope with two ropes and frequently two jumpers.Rate it:

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double dutchSex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.Rate it:

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double entendreA phrase that has two meanings, especially where one is innocent and literal, the other risqué, bawdy, or ironic; an innuendo..Rate it:

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double talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.Rate it:

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double upTo have a secondary use.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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doucement va bien loinFair and softly goes far; Slow and sure wins the race.Rate it:

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douchebagerryThe act of being aware of oneself behaving innapropriatley and continuing to do so.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 in the DumpsDepressed and unhappyRate it:

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down in the mouthSad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.Rate it:

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