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don't take it lightlyRegarding something with great seriousness/gravity.Rate it:

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don't tell meUsed to introduce a guess at a fact or situation, as if forestalling the other speaker's utterance.Rate it:

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don't tell meUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see don't,‎ tell,‎ me.Rate it:

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don't tell me i'll tell youannoyed by their reminder commentRate it:

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don't think twice!In general; A strongly worded. forcefully delivered non-military admonishment to another individual of equal or unequal rank for immediate unquestionable immediate physical action, acceptance of proposal, signature of instant acceptance, 'second the motion'! 'jump the gap', 'sever the line', 'jump overboard'!, "BAIL-OUT!",Rate it:

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don't try this at homeA caution that the activity being described or demonstrated is not safe.Rate it:

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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggsDon't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.Rate it:

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don't worryIndicates to the interlocutor not to worry about something.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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donner un soufflet à vaugelasTo murder the King’s English; To offend Lindley Murray.Rate it:

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don’t ask, don’t getA phrase used to guide those who are nervous to speak up about their needs or wantsRate 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 talkSpeaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.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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dress down1) Wear casual or work clothing, informal clothes: 2) Speak To Someone In a Desultory Tone, A Commanding, Analytical, Superior, Critiquing Manner; . . . . . {Tell Someone 'OFF' }Rate it:

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DRYAcronym of don't repeat yourself.Rate it:

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dunnoEquivalent to, eg: "I don't know".Rate it:

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dunnoDon't know anything about itRate it:

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dunnoEquivalent to, e.g.: "I don't know".Rate it:

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Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:

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east angliaenglish regionRate it:

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east sussexenglish countyRate it:

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em i ?Is the shortest two word question sentence in the English languageRate it:

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en bon français(lit.) In good French; (fig.) In plain English (i.e. without mincing matters).Rate it:

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en español: dígale a la pastora rebeca que nos complace que ella se haya hecho cargo del ministerio.in English: Please tell Pastor Rebeca that we are please that she has taken over the ministry.Rate it:

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English feverPreoccupation or obsession with learning or promoting the learning of the English language.Rate it:

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english roseAn attractive young English woman.Rate it:

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esto es chino para míIt's all Greek to me; I don't understand any of this.Rate it:

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eu não entendoI don't understandRate it:

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eu não falo inglêsI don't speak EnglishRate it:

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eu não falo portuguêsI don't speak PortugueseRate it:

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every man to his tradeKeep to your own job and don't meddle in other people's. We should all stick to what we are good at.Rate it:

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exit stage leftLeave the scene, and don't make a fuss.Rate it:

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f** knowsI don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.Rate it:

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f*ck how it turn outI don't care about how it ends or simply not bothered.Rate it:

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faire des phrasesTo speak affectedly.Rate it:

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faire patte de veloursTo speak smoothly; To draw in one’s claws.Rate it:

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fala inglêsdo you speak English?Rate it:

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falando do diabospeak of the devilRate it:

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falas portuguêsDo you speak Portuguese?Rate it:

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feed a cold, starve a feverEating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.Rate it:

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feel freeDon't be ashamed, be my guest.Rate it:

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feets don't fail me nowwhen you really need to get somewhere, you don't want your feet to fail and not get you thereRate it:

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fish or cut baitTo choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide; do something constructive, but don't just do nothingRate it:

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flap one's gumsTo speak idly; to talk without effect.Rate it:

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freedom of speechThe right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.Rate it:

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fry upFull English breakfast.Rate it:

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fuck knowsI don't know; nobody knows; it is unclear.Rate it:

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full englishA cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.Rate it:

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fusius, uberius, copiosius disputare, dicere de aliqua reto speak at great length on a subject, discuss very fully.Rate it:

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