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Dry off
Dry something quickly, or dry the surface
“How's she DRYING OFF after the news?”
Dry out
Stop drinking or taking drugs when addicted
“He checked into a clinic to DRY OUT after being arrested for drink-driving.”
Dry up
Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc
“We need to DRY UP before someone notices.”
Duck out of
Avoid doing something
“We need to DUCK OUT OF before someone notices.”
Duff up
Beat or hit someone repeatedly
“I DUFF UP an old friend.”
Dumb down
Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity
“You need to DUMB DOWN on sugar.”
Dump on
Treat someone badly
“Her boss DUMPS ON everyone when things go wrong.”
Dust down
Prepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while
“We need to DUST DOWN a contract.”
Dust off
Prepare something for use that hasn't been used for a while
“We need to DUST OFF a contract.”
Dwell on
Spend a lot of time on something
“We need to DWELL ON before someone notices.”
Dwell upon
Spend a lot of time on something
“We need to DWELL UPON before someone notices.”
Ease off
Reduce pressure
“You need to EASE OFF on sugar.”
Ease up
Relax, calm down
“Just EASE UP and think clearly.”
Eat away
Destroy slowly
“They're EATG DOWN AWAY the building.”
Eat in
Eat at home
“We need to EAT IN before someone notices.”
Eat into
Use something valuable when you don't want to
“We've EATN INTO all the milk.”
Eat out
Eat in a restaurant
“We need to EAT OUT before someone notices.”
Eat up
Eat all of something
“We need to EAT UP before someone notices.”
Ebb away
Disappear gradually
“The tradition is EBBING OUT AWAY.”
Edge out
Gradually push someone or something out of their position
“We need to EDGE OUT before someone notices.”
Edge up
Approach slowly
“You need to EDGE UP.”
Egg on
Encourage
“She needs to EGG ON a bit.”
Eke out
Make something like money last as long as possible
“Most students have to EKE OUT their income because they have so little money to live on.”
Embark on
Start a project or venture
“Smoking EMBARKS UP ON too much money.”