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Do the trick
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to bring success in doing something; have a desired result. |
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Do/try your level best
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put your best effort towards trying to accomplish a goal; try as hard as you can. |
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Dodge the issue
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Dog button
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a poisonous pill or capsule, used to put an animal to death. |
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Dog eat dog
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(informal ) A way of living in which every person tries to get what he wants for himself no matter how badly or cruelly he must treat others to get it: readiness to do anything to get what you want. |
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Dog Tag
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The informal name of the identification tag worn
by military personal. |
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Doll (oneself) up
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to make oneself pretty or handsome; to dress as attractively as possible. |
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Doornail, As dead as a
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absolutely-dead, as if one had been knocked on the head as is a door-nail or knob. |
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Dope
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term used for illegal drugs; a dumb or stupid person. |
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Double back
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To turn back on one's way or course. |
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Doughnut
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a popular delicacy, made of flour, eggs, sugar and milk, rolled into balls and deep-fried in oil. |
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Dove-tail
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perfectly join together; interlocking boards or planks. |
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Down in the dumps
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Dejected; gloomy; sad or discouraged |
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Down pat (he got it)
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Perfectly; suitably; exactly perfect or suitable. |
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Down payment
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partial payment paid when a purchase deal is made or when an order is given, before one is in possession of the goods. |
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Down-town
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The business portion of a city |
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Drag one's feet
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walk or move slowly, reluctantly. |
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Dragged out
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unnecessarily long, resulting in the people becoming bored and tired. |
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Draw to a close
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to finish; terminate; come to an end. |
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Drawing card
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any feature, individual or group that attracts a crowd. |
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Drawn out
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long, for the purpose of being certain to say
all that should be said. |
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drawn out: same as “dragged out”, |
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Dress up
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To put on best or special clothes. |
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to put on a costume for fun or clothes for a
part in a play. |
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to make (something) look different; make
(something) seem better or more important. |
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Driven down
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concluded; established. |
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Driveway
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an approach for vehicles to a private house. |
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Drug out
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worn out; undesireable |
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Dry cow hide, Pouring peas on a
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to make a lot of noise that means nothing. (Literally, in this case, dry cow hide is the hide or skin of a cow that has been dried). |
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Dry goods
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clothes, stuffs, laces, etc. that are offered for sale. (see the next entry). |
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Dry Goods Store
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an establishment for the sale of clothing,
fabric, etc. |
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Dual Highway
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Usually four traffic lanes, two running one way and two the other,Sometimes separated by a wide strip of grass. A "freeway". or "divided highway". |
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Ducktail haircut
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hair combed back to resemble a duck's tail. |
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