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doTo convert into a certain form; especially, to translate.Rate it:

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doTo act or behave in a certain manner; to conduct oneself.Rate it:

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Do or DieTo get complete success or failure; to take the chance of destroy oneself in trying to succeedRate it:

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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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do well for oneselfTo thrive or succeed.Rate it:

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doll upTo dress oneself or another in formal or ostentatious clothing as if for a special occasion.Rate it:

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dolor infixus animo haeret (Phil. 2. 26)grief has struck deep into his soul.Rate it:

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don't make a big production out of this!Over emphasized, blown out of proportion, made it into a big deal, made it appear as a movie!Rate 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 shit where you eatOne should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.Rate it:

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donner dans le panneauTo fall into the trap.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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douchebagerryThe act of being aware of oneself behaving innapropriatley and continuing to do so.Rate it:

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down the hatchInto the mouth and down the throat, especially with regard to the consumption of a beverage.Rate it:

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down the toiletInto a state of collapse or failure: wasted, squandered; irretrievable.Rate it:

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down the tubesInto a state of collapse or failure.Rate it:

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drag inTo get into a course of action by forceful means.Rate it:

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drive homeTo push to or into a target.Rate it:

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Drive You CrazyTo force someone into a state of anger and mental instability; to make someone very frustratedRate it:

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drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.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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Dutch TreatOne pays for oneself for food and entertainment on any social event/occasionRate it:

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dye in the woolTo dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.Rate it:

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dyed-in-the-woolDyed before being formed into cloth.Rate it:

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e gravi morbo recreari or se colligereto recruit oneself after a severe illness.Rate it:

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e pluribus unumA national motto of the United States of America, meaning "From many, one", or "out of many, one", referring to the integration of 13 independent colonies into one country, and that has taken an additional meaning, giving the pluralistic nature of American society from immigration.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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earn one's keepTo perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.Rate it:

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eat intoTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.Rate it:

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eat one's gunTo commit suicide, especially by use of a firearm discharged into the victim's mouth.Rate it:

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eat one's own dog foodTo use or consume the economic goods or services that oneself is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.Rate it:

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eat one's WheatiesTo prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.Rate it:

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elatius se gerereto give oneself airs.Rate it:

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enter intoTo be relevant; to be a contributing factor.Rate it:

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enter intoTo engage in a formal or informal process.Rate it:

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enter intoTo become legally committed to.Rate it:

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entrer à l'œil dans un théâtre (fam.)To get into a theatre on the nod (i.e. gratis).Rate it:

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errorem animo imbibereto get a mistaken notion into the mind.Rate it:

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erroribus implicari (Tusc. 4. 27. 58)to fall into error.Rate it:

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essuyer les plâtresTo move into a newly-built house before the walls are dry; (fig.) To experience the disadvantages of a beginning.Rate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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ex invidia alicuius auram popularem petere (Liv. 22. 26)to use some one's unpopularity as a means of making oneself popular.Rate it:

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ex Platonis Phaedone haec in latinum conversa suntwhat follows has been translated into Latin from Plato's Phaedo.Rate it:

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ex urbe (civitate) expellere, pellere aliquemto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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excursionem in hostium agros facereto make an inroad into hostile territory.Rate it:

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expose oneselfTo appear nude in public.Rate it:

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exspectationem sui facere, commovereto cause oneself to be expected.Rate it:

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exsulatum ire or abireto go into exile.Rate it:

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f** someone overTo exploit somebody in a way which result in an advantage to oneself, at the cost of the other party gaining a considerable disadvantage.Rate it:

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faire comme chez soito make oneself at homeRate it:

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