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drop in the bucketAn effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.Rate it:

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drop in the oceana drop in the bucketRate it:

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

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drop offTo lessen or reduce.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall.Rate it:

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drop offTo deliver; to deposit or leave.Rate it:

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drop offTo fall asleep.Rate it:

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drop off the radarTo vanish or fall into obscurity.Rate it:

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

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drop outUsed other than as an idiom: see drop, out.Rate it:

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drop out of warpDis-engage the cruise control on the carRate it:

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drop roundto visit somewhere for a short period.Rate it:

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drop shipwhen a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.Rate it:

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drop somebody a lineTo write, call or visit somebody.Rate it:

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drop someone a lineWrite and send (someone) a note or telegram.Rate it:

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drop the ballto fail in one's responsibilities or duties; to not complete somethingRate it:

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drop the f-bombTo utter the word fuck.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo fight.Rate it:

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drop the glovesTo remove a prior impediment to action; to prepare for or engage in a dispute.Rate it:

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drop the micTo do or say something decisive, meaningful, or impressive.Rate it:

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drop the pilotTo dismiss an expert adviser. A classic example was the dismissal of the German Chancellor, Bismarck, by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1891.Rate it:

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drop the topicTo stop talking about the topic at hand.Rate it:

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drop the writTo call a federal or provincial election.Rate it:

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drop trowto pull down one's trousers (pants)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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drug dealUsed other than as an idiom: see drug, deal.Rate it:

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dry powderUsed other than as an idiom: see dry, powder.Rate it:

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du pareil au mêmesame difference, six of one, half a dozen of the otherRate 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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Dutch reckoningUsed other than as an idiom. as reckoned by the Dutch: five o'clock by the Dutch reckoning would be five o'clock in the Dutch rather than, e.g., a Canadian time zone; for example, 1 March 1625 in the Dutch reckoning was, in the English reckoning of the time, 19 February 1624(?).Rate it:

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dynamite chargeUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see dynamite,‎ charge.Rate it:

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é bom queUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see é, bom, que.Rate it:

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e comoUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see e, como.Rate it:

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e olhe láUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see e, olhe, lá.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 itUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see eat,‎ it.Rate it:

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eat shitUsed other than as an idiom: see eat, shit.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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edible frogUsed other than as an idiom: see edible, frog.Rate it:

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ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

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el burro delante, para que no se espanteA phrase used as a reminder that, in a grammatically correct sentence, yo doesn't go at the beginning of a phrase mentioning other subjects.Rate it:

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elder brotherUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, brother. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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elder sisterUsed other than as an idiom: see elder, sister. (This entry is here for translation purposes only.)Rate it:

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element of surpriseThe strategic advantage one has over one's opposition due to the supposed ignorance of the other party.Rate it:

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elephant earUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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elephant earsUsed other than as an idiom: see elephant, ear.Rate it:

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end stateUsed other than as an idiom: Any ending state..Rate it:

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enemy combatantUsed other than as an idiom: see enemy, combatant.Rate it:

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engine roomThe source of power in a team or other group.Rate it:

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entre l'arbre et l'écorce il ne faut pas mettre le doigtOne must not interfere in other people’s quarrels.Rate it:

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