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ÿþusingenglish.co m http://www.usingenglish.com/members/idioms/index.php?show=Idioms<r=D&page=3 English Idioms: D Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang English Idio ms: 175 ent ries beginning wit h 'D' Dro p the b all If so me o ne d ro p s the b all, the y are no t d o ing the ir jo b o r taking the ir re sp o nsib ilitie s se rio usly e no ug h and le t so me thing g o wro ng . Dro p p e d like a ho t cake If so me thing is d ro p p e d like a ho t cake , it is re je cte d o r d isp o se d o f ve ry q uickly. Dro wn yo ur so rro ws If so me o ne g e ts d runk o r d rinks a lo t to try to sto p fe e ling unhap p y, the y d ro wn the ir so rro ws. Drunk as a lo rd (UK) So me o ne who is ve ry d runk is as d runk as a lo rd . Drunke r than a p e ach o rchard b o ar (USA) So uthe rn US e xp re ssio n - Ve ry d runk, as whe n a b o ar wo uld e at fe rme nte d p e ache s that have falle n fro m the tre e . Dry as a b o ne If yo ur lawn is as d ry as a b o ne , the so il is co mp le te ly d ry. Dry as a wo o d e n g o d (AU) Ve ry d ry are a o r ve ry thirsty: That d e se rt is as d ry as a wo o d e n g o d . Dry as d ust Ve ry d ry. Ofte n use d me tap ho rically: a b o ring , lite ral p e rso n o r an une xciting sp e e ch. " She kno ws he r stuff b ut she 's d ry as d ust." Dry as snuff If so me thing is as d ry as snuff, it is ve ry d ry ind e e d . Dry run A d ry run is a full re he arsal o r trial e xe rcise o f so me thing to se e ho w it will wo rk b e fo re it is launche d . Dry sp e ll If so me thing o r so me o ne is having a d ry sp e ll, the y are n't b e ing as succe ssful as the y no rmally are . Duck so up (USA) If so me thing is d uck so up , it is ve ry e asy. Duck to wate r If yo u take to so me thing like a d uck to wate r, yo u find whe n yo u start that yo u have a natural affinity fo r it. Ducks in a ro w (USA) If yo u have yo ur d ucks in a ro w, yo u are we ll-o rg anize d . Dull as d itchwate r (UK) If so me thing is as d ull as d itchwate r, it is incre d ib ly b o ring . A d itch is a lo ng narro w ho le o r tre nch d ug to co ntain wate r, which is no rmally a d ark, d irty co lo ur and stag nant (whe n wate r turns a funny co lo ur and starts to sme ll b ad ). (In Ame rican Eng lish,'thing s are 'd ull as d ishwate r'.) Dumb as a p o st So me o ne 's who 's as d umb as a p o st is ve ry stup id , like a fe nce p o st. Dumb as a ro ck If yo u are d umb as a ro ck, yo u have no co mmo n se nse and are stup id . Dunkirk sp irit (UK) Dunkirk sp irit is whe n p e o p le p ull to g e the r to g e t thro ug h a ve ry d ifficult time . Dutch auctio n If so me thing is so ld b y se tting a p rice , the n re d ucing it until so me o ne b uys it, it is so ld in a Dutch auctio n. It can also me an that so me thing is chang e d until it is acce p te d b y e ve ryo ne . Dutch co urag e Dutch co urag e is the re ckle ss b rave ry cause d b y d rinking to o much. Dutch tre at If so me thing like a me al is a Dutch tre at, the n e ach p e rso n p ays the ir o wn share o f the b ill. Dutch uncle A Dutch uncle is a p e rso n who g ive s unwe lco me ad vice . Dutch wife A Dutch wife is a lo ng p illo w o r a ho t wate r b o ttle . Dwe ll o n the p ast Thinking to o much ab o ut the p ast, so that it b e co me s a p ro b le m is to d we ll o n the p ast. Dye d -in-the -wo o l If so me o ne is a d ye d -in-the -wo o l sup p o rte r o f a p o litical p arty, e tc, the y sup p o rt the m to tally, witho ut any q ue stio ns. Sugge st an Idiom Search Ple ase No te Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e . Ge ne rate d in 0.017 se co nd s

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