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couple upTo get into pairs.Rate it:

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cowboy showerA simple shower in a mudroom to remove the grime from the outdoors and the workday, before entering into a home or ranchhouse.Rate it:

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crack a cribTo break into a house.Rate it:

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crap one's pantsTo defecate into one's pants or other clothing.Rate it:

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crazy as all outdoorsA joking way of describing someone who is always getting into trouble from decisions they make.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter surreptitiously.Rate it:

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creep intoTo enter something or somewhere by creeping.Rate it:

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crowd in onTo join when not wanted; to force one's way into a situation where one is unwelcome.Rate it:

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crowd togetherTo push into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.Rate it:

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curl upto curl, make curly, shape into curlsRate it:

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curl upto coil or shrivel, make into a coilRate it:

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curl upto shape one's body into a somewhat ball-like shape, with one's legs tucked into the abdomen, especially for cosiness or for protection.Rate it:

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cut upTo cut into smaller pieces.Rate it:

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dalla padella alla braceout of the frying pan, into the fireRate it:

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das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfento throw money awayRate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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debris fieldAny area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sinking, explosions of buildings, collapses, and other events that render a whole entity into components, pieces, or other non-whole items.Rate it:

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deep-sixTo throw something overboard from a ship.Rate it:

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deicere aliquem de saxo Tarpeioto throw some one down the Tarpeian rock.Rate it:

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dial intoTo join a computer network.Rate it:

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dig intoTo begin eating heartily.Rate it:

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dig intoTo research a particular subject.Rate 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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dip a toe intoTo enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.Rate it:

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dip intoTo read parts of something.Rate it:

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dip intoUsed other than as an idiom: dip into.Rate it:

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dip intoTo spend some of one's savingsRate it:

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dissipatos homines in (ad) societatem vitae convocare (Tusc. 1. 25. 62)to unite isolated individuals into a society.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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divide upTo divide, particularly into separate shares for distribution.Rate it:

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doTo convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.Rate it:

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dolor infixus animo haeret (Phil. 2. 26)grief has struck deep into his soul.Rate it:

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don't throw the baby out with the bathwaterTo discard something valuable, often inadvertently, in the process of removing waste.Rate it:

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don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!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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donner dans le panneauTo fall into the trap.Rate it:

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double dippingObtaining money from two sources at the same time. Dipping your food into a sauce, eating a portion of that food then re-dipping that food into the sauce.Rate it:

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down the hatchInto the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.Rate it:

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down the toiletInto a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:

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down the tubesInto a state of collapse or failure.Rate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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drive homeTo push to or into a target.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 off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

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dump outTo discard, to throw away, to toss out.Rate it:

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dust off a batterfor a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.Rate it:

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dye in the woolTo dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolDyed before being formed into cloth.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.Rate it:

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