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culpable homicideCriminal negligence causing the unlawful death of a human being.(Can we verify this sense?) (Canada, law) Murder, manslaughter or infanticide.(Can we verify this sense?) (Scotland, law) Manslaughter.(Can we verify this sense?) (South Africa, law) The unlawful negligent killing of another human being.Rate it:

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culpable homicide(South Africa, law) The unlawful negligent killing of another human being.Rate it:

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culpable homicideHomicide which is culpable but does not rise to the level of murder; unlawful killing of a human being which does not constitute murder.Rate it:

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culture heroA mythical character or real person who is renowned as the exemplar of the values or achievements of a society, group, or time period.Rate it:

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cut shortInterrupt and curtail before the planned end time.Rate it:

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d'ici là il passera bien de l'eau sous le pontIt will be a long time before that happens.Rate it:

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dans la fouléewhile you're at it, at the same timeRate it:

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dans le même tempson the other hand, at the same time, then againRate it:

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dans le même tempsat the same time, at once, simultaneouslyRate it:

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dar las tantascause someone to take a long timeRate it:

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day and ageA time period of years or more.Rate it:

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day and nightAll the time; round the clock; unceasingly.Rate it:

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day or nightAt any time; 24/7Rate it:

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daylightThe period of time between sunrise and sunset.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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death by spellcheckThe problems caused by spellcheckers being incapable of correcting most homophone confusions.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate 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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deversari apud aliquem (Att. 6. 1. 25)to stop with a person, be his guest for a short time when travelling.Rate it:

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dichosos los ojos que te venlong time no see, you're a sight for sore eyesRate it:

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dick aroundTo waste time on an unproductive activity.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 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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dies dolorem mitigabittime will assuage his grief.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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diu anceps stetit pugnathe issue of the day was for a long time uncertain.Rate it:

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do you mindUsed to inform someone that they are being intrusive or annoying.Rate it:

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does macy's tell gimbel's(US, dated, colloquial, rhetorical question) A rhetorical question with the implied answer being that competitors do not share business secrets with one another.Rate it:

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don't get your dander all in an uproarDon't get upset or too bothered; usually said to calm someone down from being too angry; Also said this way: Don't get your dander upRate it:

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don't threaten me with a good timea way of saying emphatically that you'd love to do something, after someone just mentioned something to doRate it:

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don't get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.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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donkey's earsA long time.Rate it:

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donkey's yearsA long time.Rate it:

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dormitive virtueA type of tautology in which an item is being explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.Rate it:

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double bookedOf a single resource, reserved for two different users at the same time.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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double dutchSex using a condom and the contraceptive pill at the same time.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 dumpsAn individual with a mindset or appearance of being dejected, depressed.Rate it:

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down the lineFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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down the roadFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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down the trackFurther along, in terms of time or progress.Rate it:

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Down to the WireRight up to the closing date/time, Running out of time;Rate it:

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drain awayTo diminish over time; to disappear or leak out gradually.Rate it:

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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.Rate it:

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draw outTo make something last for more time than is necessary; prolong; extend.Rate it:

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dressed/done up like a dog’s dinnerThe root of this idiom, chiefly used in the UK and Australia, is the phrase ‘a dog’s dinner’ which means- very disorganized, untidy, or messy. When it becomes the full idiom, to be ‘dressed up’ or ‘done up like a dog’s dinner’ it takes on the meaning of being inappropriately overdressed - garish or tastelessly. To attract attention by wearing formal or decorative clothing when it is not called for. This phrase is quite similar to ‘a dog’s breakfast’ in that the implication is of something messy and averse, as something socially distasteful or out of place, --an unappealing muddle.Rate it:

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drill in and drill outTo work on something for a small time, before ultimately giving up.Rate it:

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