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do unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.Rate it:

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does someone look likeUsed if the interlocutor seems to believe something inaccurate about; this question serves to free someone of a misconception.Rate it:

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dog's lifeA life of indolence where the individual may do as he or she pleases, just like a pampered dog.Rate it:

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domum aedificandam locare, conducereto give, undertake a contract for building a house.Rate it:

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domum demoliri (Top. 4. 22)to demolish, raze a house.Rate it:

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domum frequentare (Sall. Cat. 14. 7)to be a regular visitor at a house.Rate it:

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domus collapsura, corruitura (esse) videturthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

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domus necessariis rebus instructaa comfortably-furnished house.Rate it:

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domus non omnes capit (χωρειν)the house is not large enough for all.Rate it:

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domus patet, aperta est mihiI am always welcome at his house.Rate it:

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domus rimas agitthe house walls are beginning to crack.Rate it:

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domus ruina impendetthe house threatens to fall in (vid. sect. X. 5, note "Threaten"...).Rate it:

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domus subita ruina collapsa estthe house suddenly fell in ruins.Rate it:

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don't count your eggs before they hatchDon't get your hopes up before things actually happenRate 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 get me startedAbout the subject currently being discussed.Rate it:

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don't get someone startedUsed to attempt to avoid or abbreviate a discussion that speaker or hearer may wish to avoid.Rate it:

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don't get your shit hot!A Stern, Serious, Unequivocal Warning; . . . . . . . "Don't Get 'Short', 'Testy', 'HOT', 'Angry', 'Impatient, 'Demanding' with ME!Rate it:

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don't have a cowDon’t get so upset or excited.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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Don't Look a Gift Horse in the MouthDon’t complain if you get gift that is not as good as you expect; accept what you've been given without analyzing its valueRate it:

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don't read like a robotDon't read blandly with no expression.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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dormir comme une marmotte, comme un sabot, comme une souche, les (or, à) poings fermésTo sleep like a top, like a log.Rate 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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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.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 downTo get fundingRate it:

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draw inTo get someone involved.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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drink like a fishThe words; "He can 'DRINK LIKE A FISH"; WAS AN AWKWARD ASSERTION THAT THE INDIVIDUAL 'DRINKS TO EXCESS!Rate it:

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drop like fliesDie en masse, one after the other.Rate it:

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drop outPrematurely and voluntarily leave (school, a race, or the like).Rate it:

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Drop You like a Hot PotatoTo disassociate oneself with something/someone as soon as possibleRate it:

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dropping like fliesFalling down, leaving, or dying in large numbers.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 powderA powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fireRate it:

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dry powdercash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.Rate it:

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e lecto or e cubīli surgereto rise from one's bed, get up.Rate it:

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ear tunnelA piece of jewelry that fits into a stretched earlobe hole and makes it seem like a peephole and makes it see-through.Rate it:

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eat like a birdTo eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.Rate it:

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eat like a horseto consume a large amount of foodRate it:

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eat like a pigTo chew noisily, with one's mouth open, or with much greed.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeTo consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.Rate it:

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eat someone out of house and homeC. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II Scene I.Rate it:

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eat someone's dustTo get one to be on a losing end.Rate it:

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Eat You Out of House and HomeTo eat and spend everything that other person has in his houseRate it:

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Eat Your Heart OutTo get very disappointed about something hopeless, to get extremely worried and sadRate it:

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el que no transa no avanza"he who does not compromise, does not progress"; "he who does not cheat, does not get ahead"Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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