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cut downTo bring down by cutting.Rate it:

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cut downTo reduce the amount of something.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 downTo insult, to belittle.Rate it:

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cut down to sizeDiminish the prestige or exaggerated importance of someone or something to reduce (them) to a suitable stature; To humble or humiliateRate it:

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damp downto reduce the intensity ofRate it:

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dampen downto reduce the intensity ofRate it:

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dash downto write quicklyRate it:

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de cabezaupside downRate it:

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de potestate decedereto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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dead weightThat which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.Rate it:

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deep downFundamentally; in essence; in reality; really.Rate it:

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deep sixTo discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something.Rate it:

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

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deperireto founder, go down.Rate it:

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deponere magistratumto give up, lay down office (usually at the end of one's term of office).Rate it:

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depuis sa faillite il file un mauvais coton (fam.)Since his failure, his health (or, reputation) has entirely broken down.Rate it:

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dial downTo reduce or diminish in effect or intensity.Rate it:

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dial it up/dial it downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:

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dial it up/downdial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)Rate it:

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die downTo become less virulent.Rate it:

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

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dig oneself in a holeTo put oneself in even more trouble.Rate it:

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do downTo belittle or intimidateRate it:

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do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.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 put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't cross your bridge until you arrive at the river!Your reminder George, was very wise: You advised that I not count my money regarding sale of wheelbarrows until we were down to ten count out of the one hundred previously in the stockroomLRate 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 risk it for the biscuitDon't put yourself at risk, it may result in disaster.Rate it:

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donner le changeTo put off the scent, to mislead.Rate it:

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donner un ouvrage à façonTo put out a job to be done.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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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.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 downTo double or significantly increase a risk, investment, or other commitment.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 at heelShabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.Rate it:

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down at heelIn poor condition, especially due to having worn heels; worn-out, shabby.Rate it:

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down but not outTemporarily incapacitated but not permanently defeated.Rate it:

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down cellarDownstairs; the opposite of upstairs.Rate it:

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down for the countDecisively beaten; rendered irrelevant for the long term.Rate it:

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down in the dumpsdown in the dumps is an emotional state of depression, immobilization, an act of vegetating, regressing.Rate it:

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down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.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 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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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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down on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.Rate it:

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