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dawn on
To become apparent to someone
“It DAWNED ON ME that we'd been forgotten.”
dawn on someone
To suddenly realize something
“IT DAWNED ON ME that I was wrong.”
day in the sun
A period of success or recognition
“He had HIS DAY IN THE SUN in the eighties.”
day late and a dollar short
Too delayed and insignificant to have much effect
“You're A DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT”
dead as a doornail
Completely lifeless; unusable
“It's DEAD AS A DOORNAIL”
dead heat
A tie in a race
“The race ended in A DEAD HEAT”
dead ringer
Very similar in appearance
“She's A DEAD RINGER for her sister”
dead set against
Strongly opposed to something
“I'M DEAD SET AGAINST this plan”
dead to the world
Fast asleep
“He was DEAD TO THE WORLD”
dead wood
Useless people or things in an organization
“We need to clear out THE DEAD WOOD.”
deafening silence
A meaningful lack of response
“Her question was met with DEAFENING SILENCE”
devil's advocate
To present a counter argument; to argue against a view for the sake of testing it
“Let me play DEVIL'S ADVOCATE for a moment”
diamond in the rough
Someone or something that is good but not yet refined or developed
“He's A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH”
die is cast
A decision has been made and it cannot be changed
“THE DIE IS CAST, I'm afraid.”
dig your heels in
To refuse to change your position
“She DUG HER HEELS IN and refused to compromise.”
dig your own grave
To cause your own failure or ruin
“You're DIGGING YOUR OWN GRAVE”
dinosaur
An old person or thing that is no longer important or useful
“He's A DINOSAUR”
dip your toes in
To try something cautiously
“I'm just DIPPING MY TOES IN”
dirty dog
A contemptible or untrustworthy person
“That DIRTY DOG betrayed me”
dirty look
A facial manner that signifies disapproval
“She gave me A DIRTY LOOK”
dish it out
To give criticism, punishment, or comments
“He can DISH IT OUT but can't take it”
ditch someone
To leave or abandon someone
“He DITCHED ME at the party.”
do a double take
To look twice because you're surprised
“I DID A DOUBLE TAKE when I saw the price.”
do a number on someone
To hurt or damage someone emotionally
“The redundancy process DID A NUMBER ON him.”
do a runner
To leave quickly, often to avoid paying
“He DID A RUNNER from the restaurant”
do one's bit
To contribute one's share
“Everyone needs to DO THEIR BIT for the environment”
do time
To serve a prison sentence
“He DID TIME for fraud in the nineties.”
dodge a bullet
To narrowly escape disaster
“We DODGED A BULLET”
dog and pony show
An elaborate presentation or display
“The meeting was just A DOG AND PONY SHOW”
dog days
Very hot days
“It's THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER”
dog eat dog
Ruthless competition
“It's DOG EAT DOG in this industry”
dog eat dog world
Intensely competitive situation
“It's A DOG EAT DOG WORLD”
dog tired
Extremely tired
“I'm DOG TIRED after that workout”
don't bug me
Don't bother or annoy me
“I'm busy - DON'T BUG ME”
don't count your chickens
Don't make plans for something that may not happen
“DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS”
don't count your chickens before they hatch
Don't assume that something will happen or be successful before it actually occurs
“DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH”
don't give up the day job
You are not very good at something; you could definitely not do it professionally
“After that performance, I'd say DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB”
don't hold your breath
Don't expect something to happen soon
“The project may start soon, but DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH”
don't judge a book by its cover
Don't be deceived by looks; don't rely on looks when judging someone or something
“DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER”
don't put all your eggs in one basket
Do not put all your resources in one possibility
“DON'T PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET”
done and dusted
Completely finished; completed
“It's DONE AND DUSTED”
done to a T
Perfectly; exactly right
“Your suit fits YOU TO A T”
donkey's years
A very long time
“I haven't seen him in DONKEY'S YEARS”
doubting thomas
A skeptic who needs proof
“Don't be SUCH A DOUBTING THOMAS”
down and out
Penniless; without success
“He was DOWN AND OUT for years”
down in the dumps
Feeling sad or depressed
“She's been DOWN IN THE DUMPS lately”
down the drain
Wasted; lost
“All our efforts went DOWN THE DRAIN”
down the road
In the future (in your lifetime)
“DOWN THE ROAD”
down to earth
Practical and realistic
“She's very DOWN TO EARTH”
down to the wire
Until the very last moment
“It went DOWN TO THE WIRE”