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down to the wire
Until the very last moment
“It went DOWN TO THE WIRE”
drag one's feet
To do something reluctantly and slowly
“Stop DRAGGING YOUR FEET”
drag your feet
To delay or procrastinate
“Stop DRAGGING YOUR FEET on this decision”
drastic times call for drastic measures
When you are extremely desperate you need to take drastic actions
“DRASTIC TIMES CALL FOR DRASTIC MEASURES”
draw a blank
To get no results; to be unable to remember something
“I DREW A BLANK when he asked for the code.”
draw the line
To set a limit to what one will accept
“I DRAW THE LINE at working weekends.”
dress to kill
To dress very attractively or impressively
“She was DRESSED TO KILL”
dressed to kill
Dressed in fancy or attractive clothes to impress people
“She was DRESSED TO KILL at the party”
drink like a fish
To drink alcohol excessively
“He DRINKS LIKE A FISH”
drive someone up a wall
To annoy someone very much; to make someone crazy
“He's DRIVING ME UP A WALL”
drive someone up the wall
Deeply irritate someone
“He DRIVES ME UP THE WALL”
drop a bombshell
To announce shocking news
“She DROPPED A BOMBSHELL at the meeting”
drop the ball
To make a mistake or miss an opportunity
“He really DROPPED THE BALL on that”
dry run
A practice execution of a procedure
“Let's do A DRY RUN”
duck soup
In big trouble; finished
“He's DUCK SOUP”
dutch courage
Alcohol drunk with the intention of working up the nerve to do something
“He had DUTCH COURAGE”
duty calls
One must attend to their obligations
“DUTY CALLS”
dyed in the wool
Completely committed to a belief
“He's A DYED IN THE WOOL conservative”
eager beaver
A person who is hardworking and enthusiastic, sometimes considered overzealous
“She's AN EAGER BEAVER”
early bird
Someone who wakes up early
“THE EARLY BIRD catches the worm”
early bird catches the worm
The early person has the advantage
“THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM”
earthly possession
Material things owned in this world
“He has no EARTHLY POSSESSIONS”
easy as pie
Very easy
“That test was EASY AS PIE”
easy come, easy go
When something is gained easily, it can be lost easily
“EASY COME, EASY GO”