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Double up#552
Bend over at the waist
“We need to DOUBLE UP before someone notices.”
Double up as#553
Have a second function or purpose
“We need to DOUBLE UP AS before someone notices.”
Doze off#554
Fall asleep
“The prices need to DOZE OFF.”
Drag on#555
Be unnecessarily long
“The meeting DRAGGED ON for two and a half hours.”
Drag out#556
Make something last longer than necessary
“They DRAGGED OUT the training course for a whole day when we could have done it in an hour.”
Drag out of#557
Force someone to confess or tell the truth
“You should DRAG OUT OF to your mistake.”
Draw back#558
Retreat, move backwards
“I suppose we should DRAW BACK before they notice we're late.”
Draw down#559
Reduce levels
“You need to DRAW DOWN on sugar.”
Draw even#560
Equalize one’s competitive position
“The expenses DRAW EVEN more than the budget allows.”
Draw in#561
Get dark earlier
“We need to DRAW IN before someone notices.”
Draw into#562
Get involved in something unpleasant
“We need to DRAW INTO before someone notices.”
Draw on#563
Pass slowly (time)
“As the lesson DREW ON, the students started to get bored.Inhale smoke from a cigarette,”
Draw out#564
Make something continue longer than needed
“The director DREW the meeting OUT with a lengthy speech.”
Draw up#565
Prepare a contract
“We have to DRAW UP whether we like it or not.”
Draw upon#566
Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim
“The police were DRAWING UPON a tip from an informer.”
Dream of#567
Not think or consider
“We need to DREAM OF traffic delays in the schedule.”
Dream up#568
Invent something, have an idea
“We need to DREAM UP a solution.”
Dredge up#569
Discover things about someone's past
“I DREDGE UP some old photos.”
Dress down#570
Dress casually
“We're DRESSING UP DOWN for the party.”
Dress up#571
Dress very smartly
“We're DRESSING UP UP for the party.”
Drift apart#572
Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone
“The shop DRIFTD APART last year.”
Drift off#573
Start to fall asleep
“The prices need to DRIFT OFF.”
Drill down#574
Search through layers of information on a computer
“The police were DRILLING DOWN a tip from an informer.”
Drill down through#575
Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data
“We need to DRILL DOWN THROUGH before someone notices.”
Drill into#576
Repeat something many times to make someone learn it
“We need to DRILL INTO what happened.”
Drink up#577
Finish a drink
“We'll DRINK UP paying more.”
Drive away#578
Force an animal or someone to leave a place
“We can't DRIVE AWAY from the deal now.”
Drive back#579
Repulse, force back
“We need to DRIVE BACK before someone notices.”
Drive by#580
Do something out of a car
“We need to DRIVE BY before someone notices.”
Drive off#581
Drive away from a place
“We need to DRIVE OFF before someone notices.”
Drive out#582
Force someone to leave a place
“We can't DRIVE OUT from the deal now.”
Drive up#583
Make something increase
“They've DRIVEPED UP the security after the breach.”
Drone on#584
Talk boringly for a long time
“The minister DRONED ON for an hour and the audience looked increasingly bored.”
Drop around#585
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
“We need to DROP AROUND this mess.”
Drop away#586
Become smaller- amount, numbers
“I suppose we should DROP AWAY before they notice we're late.”
Drop back#587
Move towards the back of a group
“I suppose we should DROP BACK before they notice we're late.”
Drop behind#588
Move towards the back, not keep up
“Why do you DROPE ON BEHIND complaining?”
Drop by#589
Pay a brief visit; To visit someone informally.
“The investment DROPD OFF BY.”
Drop in#590
Visit without having made arrangements
“We need to DROP IN this mess.”
Drop off#591
Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
“We can't DROP OFF from the deal now.”
Drop out#592
Quit a course
“We can't DROP OUT from the deal now.”
Drop over#593
Visit for a short time
“We need to DROP OVER before someone notices.”
Drop round#594
Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
“We need to DROP ROUND this mess.”
Drop someone in it#595
Get someone into trouble
“We need to DROP SOMEONE IN IT before someone notices.”
Drop through#596
Come to nothing, produce no results
“I suppose we should DROP THROUGH before they notice we're late.”
Drown in#597
Cover excessively
“We need to DROWN IN before someone notices.”
Drown out#598
Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard
“We need to DROWN OUT before someone notices.”
Drum into#599
To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition
“I don't DRUM INTO INTO that theory.”
Drum out#600
Force someone out of their job or position
“We need to DRUM OUT before someone notices.”
Drum up#601
Increase support or interest
“They've DRUMPED UP the security after the breach.”