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cross offTo finish; to mark something as complete.Rate it:

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cry offTo cancel something that one has previously arranged with someone.Rate it:

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cut downPut down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.Rate it:

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cut offTo remove via cutting.Rate it:

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cut offTo isolate or remove from contact.Rate it:

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cut offTo end abruptly.Rate it:

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cut offTo interrupt.Rate it:

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cut off one's nose to spite one's faceTo harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.Rate it:

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Cut Off Your Nose to Spite Your FaceTo make a difficult situation more complicated due to an angry actionRate it:

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damp offTo decay and perish through excessive moisture - mostly said of plantsRate it:

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damp squibA firework that fails to go off, due to wetting.Rate it:

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dampen offTo become damp, especially too damp for an intended agricultural purpose.Rate it:

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dash offTo leave a place quickly or briefly.Rate it:

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dash offTo write quickly or informally.Rate it:

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de cabezaoff the top of one's headRate it:

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die offTo become extinct (if a group of plants, animals, or people dies off, all of that group dies over a period of time).Rate it:

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

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dissimulatio (Off. 1. 30. 108)irony.Rate it:

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do ofAlternative spelling of do offRate it:

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do offTo take off.Rate it:

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don't buy green bananasdon't make long-term plans as you may not live/survive long enough to accomplish them.Rate it:

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done forThrough, over with, completed; failed or to be doomed or likewise finished (off), washed up, defeated Also- to be ruined, destroyed, or fatally injuredRate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.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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Downing Streeta street leading off Whitehall in Westminster, London containing the residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the ExchequerRate it:

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doze offTo fall asleep unintentionally.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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drank the koolaidDid what the Blind majority did, like a lemming, walking off a cliff.Rate it:

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draw offTo remove by using a siphon.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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drift offTo fall asleep in a gradual manner.Rate it:

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drink offTo drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.Rate it:

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Drive a Hard BargainTo work hard in price negotiation, to insist in making a deal to buy or sell at a good priceRate it:

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drive offTo force to leave or go away.Rate it:

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drive-by mediaMedia professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.Rate it:

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drop offTo lessen or reduce.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.Rate it:

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drop offTo deliver; to deposit or leave.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

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drugstore cowboyDresses like a cowboy to show off at the drugstore; looks like a cowboy, but ain't.Rate it:

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dry offTo become dry.Rate it:

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dummy upTo make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.Rate it:

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dust offTo use something after a long time without it.Rate it:

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dust offTo remove dust from something.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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ease offto reduce pressure; to become less seriousRate it:

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easy as falling off a logVery easy.Rate it:

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easy as pieVery easy. See also: piece of cake; a walk in the park; easy peasy; easy-peasy lemon squeezy; as easy as falling off a logRate it:

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Easy As Rolling Off a LogExtremely easy; need no effortRate it:

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