dad fetch my buttons
said to express a surprise.
Dad fetch my buttons! He won a lot of money in the lotery.
dance on someone's grave
To celebrate a person's death triumphantly.
He said to his enemies that he would recover his strength and would surely dance on their graves.
dance with death
try to do something that involves a lot of risks.
He danced with death when he tried to negotiate a deal with that dangerous criminal.
dead and buried
No longer in use or under consideration, irrelevant, forgotten.
All past animosities are dead and buried now.
dead duck
said about someone or something that is is doomed to failure or death.
Due to enough unfavorable intelligence about the enemy, the attack they were intending to launch was a dead duck right from the start.
dead loss
something described as a dead loss is absolutely unsuccessful or useless (a complete failure)
When it comes to math, my sisiter is a dead loss.
dead meat
Someone in danger of death or severe punishment.
You'll be dead meat if you go on treating these poor people like that.
dead to the world
Said about someone who is sound asleep or unconscious.
He slept right through the night and was still dead to the world when I went out.
dead wood
Workers no longer contributing to an organization.
There's a lot of dead wood in this company.
devil finds work for idle hands to do
People are inclined to do frivolous or harmful things to get rid of their boredom when they don't do anything useful.
My husband made sure that the children are always occupied doing something because you know the devil finds work for idle hands to do.
devil-may-care
careless, reckless or defiant.
He has a rather devil-may-care attitude to his wife's illness.
dice with death
To do something which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death.
Someone who drinks and drives is someone who dices with death.
dime a dozen
Said about anything that is common, inexpensive, and easy to get or available any where.
We don't need someone like him in this company. People with his skills are a dime a dozen these days.
dip your toe in the water
(also dip a toe in the water) said when you start something carefully because you are not sure whether it will work or not.
I am doing some volunteer work at the new school to try and dip my toe in the water of working in the education field
dirty work
(also do the dirty work) unpleasant work or dishonest action.
1. I don't know but I feel there is some dirty work going on in this company.
2. I always have to do the dirty work. I never have fun.
do the trick
said about something that works.
Some lemon juice should do the trick to make this sauce more delicious.
dog's life
a miserable, unhappy existence.
I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It's really a dog's life.
dog-eat-dog
said about a world where people do anything to be successful.
It's disheartening to know that we are living in a dog-eat-dog world.
don't get me wrong
an expression said when you fear someone does not understand what you say.
Don't get me wrong but I think your plan may not work.
drag one's feet
To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
He's been dragging his feet about doing his homework.
draw in one's horns
(also pull in one's horns) to become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to back down from a fight; to yield or capitulate.
He wanted to fight again but we managed to calm him down and get him to draw in his horns.
draw the shortest straw
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone.
dressed up to the nines
when someone is dressed up to the nines, they are wearing fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion.
They were invited to a wedding . That's why, they were dressed up to the nines.
drink like a fish
to drink alcohol excessively.
Alan really drank like a fish yesterday.
drive a hard bargain
Negotiate forcefully.
It's gonna be a tough negotiations with them. They drive a hard bargain.
drive someone up the wall
To irritate or annoy someone; to make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.
Her persistent nagging drove me up the wall.
drop in the bucket
Something so strong that it doesn't count or doesn't have any importance or significance.
His contribution was just a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the team.
drop the subject
to stop discussing a subject.
Please drop the subject. I don't want to discuss it further.
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http://www.idiomsite.com
said to express a surprise.
Dad fetch my buttons! He won a lot of money in the lotery.
dance on someone's grave
To celebrate a person's death triumphantly.
He said to his enemies that he would recover his strength and would surely dance on their graves.
dance with death
try to do something that involves a lot of risks.
He danced with death when he tried to negotiate a deal with that dangerous criminal.
dead and buried
No longer in use or under consideration, irrelevant, forgotten.
All past animosities are dead and buried now.
dead duck
said about someone or something that is is doomed to failure or death.
Due to enough unfavorable intelligence about the enemy, the attack they were intending to launch was a dead duck right from the start.
dead loss
something described as a dead loss is absolutely unsuccessful or useless (a complete failure)
When it comes to math, my sisiter is a dead loss.
dead meat
Someone in danger of death or severe punishment.
You'll be dead meat if you go on treating these poor people like that.
dead to the world
Said about someone who is sound asleep or unconscious.
He slept right through the night and was still dead to the world when I went out.
dead wood
Workers no longer contributing to an organization.
There's a lot of dead wood in this company.
devil finds work for idle hands to do
People are inclined to do frivolous or harmful things to get rid of their boredom when they don't do anything useful.
My husband made sure that the children are always occupied doing something because you know the devil finds work for idle hands to do.
devil-may-care
careless, reckless or defiant.
He has a rather devil-may-care attitude to his wife's illness.
dice with death
To do something which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death.
Someone who drinks and drives is someone who dices with death.
dime a dozen
Said about anything that is common, inexpensive, and easy to get or available any where.
We don't need someone like him in this company. People with his skills are a dime a dozen these days.
dip your toe in the water
(also dip a toe in the water) said when you start something carefully because you are not sure whether it will work or not.
I am doing some volunteer work at the new school to try and dip my toe in the water of working in the education field
dirty work
(also do the dirty work) unpleasant work or dishonest action.
1. I don't know but I feel there is some dirty work going on in this company.
2. I always have to do the dirty work. I never have fun.
do the trick
said about something that works.
Some lemon juice should do the trick to make this sauce more delicious.
dog's life
a miserable, unhappy existence.
I have to work everyday from dawn to sunset and come back home to take care of the children. It's really a dog's life.
dog-eat-dog
said about a world where people do anything to be successful.
It's disheartening to know that we are living in a dog-eat-dog world.
don't get me wrong
an expression said when you fear someone does not understand what you say.
Don't get me wrong but I think your plan may not work.
drag one's feet
To procrastinate, put off; to dawdle, avoid, or make progress slowly and reluctantly.
He's been dragging his feet about doing his homework.
draw in one's horns
(also pull in one's horns) to become less impassioned, aggressive, or argumentative; to back down from a fight; to yield or capitulate.
He wanted to fight again but we managed to calm him down and get him to draw in his horns.
draw the shortest straw
To be selected to do an undesirable task (by drawing the shortest straw or otherwise).
I drew the short straw and got stuck doing the whole project alone.
dressed up to the nines
when someone is dressed up to the nines, they are wearing fashionable or formal clothes for a special occasion.
They were invited to a wedding . That's why, they were dressed up to the nines.
drink like a fish
to drink alcohol excessively.
Alan really drank like a fish yesterday.
drive a hard bargain
Negotiate forcefully.
It's gonna be a tough negotiations with them. They drive a hard bargain.
drive someone up the wall
To irritate or annoy someone; to make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.
Her persistent nagging drove me up the wall.
drop in the bucket
Something so strong that it doesn't count or doesn't have any importance or significance.
His contribution was just a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the team.
drop the subject
to stop discussing a subject.
Please drop the subject. I don't want to discuss it further.
________________________________________
View the original article here
See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom
http://www.idiomsite.com
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