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down to the short strokesIn the final steps or decisive phase of an undertaking, especially one which has been lengthy or laborious.Rate it:

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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.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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down underIn Australia.Rate it:

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down withExpressing disapproval of or encouraging actions against a person, organization, practice, belief, etc., typically in a public protest.Rate it:

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down withAway with!, cease!Rate it:

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

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down-and-outerSomeone who is down and out.Rate it:

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down-to-earthPractical; realistic; pragmatic.Rate it:

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dragTo move a mouse cursor while holding down a button on the mouse, often to move something on the screen.Rate it:

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drag downto cause to suffer the same fate.Rate it:

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draw a line in the sandTo lay down a challenge; to provide a test of commitment (often one which carries a high risk) to a cause.Rate it:

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draw downTo get fundingRate it:

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draw downTo lower (curtains)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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dress downTo scold.Rate it:

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dress downThe heavy criticism, personal attack upon a subaltern by a superior for any infraction, misdemeanor, rule violation, felony et al which leaves the victim shattered:Rate it:

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dress downTo wear casual or informal clothes.Rate it:

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dressing-downA reprimand or rarely, a thrashing.Rate it:

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drill downTo examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.Rate it:

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drinking ageUsed other than as an idiom: The least age at which one is permitted by law to drink alcoholic beverages.Rate it:

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drop a lineTalk stuff say your words put somebody downRate it:

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drop trowto pull down one's trousers (pants)Rate it:

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dropping like fliesFalling down, leaving, or dying in large numbers.Rate it:

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duck duck gooseA children's game where kids sit in a circle facing each other with their eyes closed. One child is designated "it" and walks around the outside of the circle saying "duck" as he/she touches each child's head. Finally, instead of saying "duck" the person who is it says "goose!" then runs forward around the circle and tries to sit down in the spot where the "goose" was sitting. The goal of the game is for the person who is "it" to sit down before the "goose" catches him/her. If he/she does sit down before being touched/tagged, then the "goose" becomes "it" and the process begins again. If the "goose" catches the person who was "it" then the person who was "it' is out of the game and the circle moves in closer/smaller until only one sitting winner remains.Rate it:

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dumb downTo convey some subject matter in simple terms, avoiding technical or academic language, especially in a way that is considered condescending.Rate it:

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dumb downTo become simpler in expression or content; to become unacceptably simplistic.Rate it:

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dust settleIndicates a wait for a heated, angry atmosphere to calm down.Rate it:

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dust settlesA heated, angry atmosphere calms down.Rate it:

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easy does itRelax; do something gently, lightly or carefully; slow down; calm down.Rate it:

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en fait de meubles possession vaut titrePossession is nine points of the law.Rate it:

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envoyer son ganteletthrow down the gauntletRate it:

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face downTo confront.Rate it:

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fall downTo fall to the ground.Rate it:

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fall downTo collapse.Rate it:

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fall to piecesTo feel emotionally devastated; to break down.Rate it:

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false lightA cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.Rate it:

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feel downTo feel depressed or unhappy.Rate it:

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fides (vid. sect. IX. 10, note fides has six...) conciditcredit is going down.Rate it:

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fides aliquem deficere coepita man's credit begins to go down.Rate it:

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file downTo reduce the size of something by filing.Rate it:

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filter downOf a liquid; to move slowly down to lower substrate levels.Rate it:

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filter downOf information, or resources; to move slowly down to lower levels of an organisation, or population.Rate it:

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flag downUse a flag or some kind of signal to get the attention of someone.Rate it:

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flip overto turn upside downRate it:

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fly-by-nightThis expression has broadened to mean any of these: A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly; Someone who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. A dishonest or unreliable person selling something to make a quick profit A transient or traveling salesmen or businessmen, tradesmen; A business that appears to have little or no chance of successRate it:

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fold downTo downmix.Rate it:

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frapper d'estoc et de taille1. To cut and thrust. 2. To hit right and left; To lay about one.Rate it:

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frapper un ennemi à terreTo kick someone when they are downRate it:

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fundamenta iacere, agereto lay the foundations.Rate it:

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