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| Idiom | Definition | Usage |
| dancing to a different tune | acting differently | Now that she has money, she seems to be dancing to a different tune. |
| dark horse | unknown | This election proves that even a dark horse candidate can win. |
| dash off | leave quickly | I need to dash off to the store to get a few things. |
| dawn on | become clear to | It began to dawn on her as to why he was angry. |
| day and night | continually | We worked day and night to finish the project. |
| day in and day out | regularly | He goes to that restaurant day in and day out. |
| dead ahead | directly in front | There was a truck dead ahead of our car. |
| dead as a doornail | definitely dead | The bug was dead as a doornailafter hitting the car. |
| dead center | exactly in the middle | She was able to hit the target dead center. |
| dead duck | person in a hopeless situation | He is a dead duck. |
| dead end | an impasse | The negotiations have come to adead end. |
| dead set against | completely opposed to | She is dead set against getting a new car. |
| dead tired | exhausted | She was dead tired when she got home from work. |
| dead to the world | completely asleep | She was dead to the world for the entire car ride. |
| deal with | be involved with | I really didn't wanna deal with it. |
| decked out | dressed in fancy clothes | She was decked out for the party. |
| deep-six | dispose of | They decided to deep-six the office printer. |
| deep water | trouble | She will be in deep water unless she has a better explanation. |
| deliver the goods | succeed in doing what is expected | He knows how to deliver the goods. |
| die down | grow weaker | The noise from the crowd began todie down. |
| die off | die one after another | The flowers began to die off because of the cold air. |
| die out | disappear slowly | The dinosaurs began to die outmillions of years ago. |
| dig in | begin eating | Everyone dig in while the food is hot. |
| dime a dozen | common | These books are a dime a dozen. |
| dirty look | look that shows dislike or disapproval | The girl gave him a dirty look. |
| dish out | serve | She began to dish out the food as soon as the guests arrived. |
| dish out | give | He likes to dish out criticism to others. |
| do a snow job on | deceive | Don't try to do a snow job on me. |
| down with | okay with | Hey, I'm down with taking an easy class. |
| double check | close to the due date | They had to double check the balance sheet again. |
| down to the wire | recheck | The project is down to the wire. |
| drop the ball | fail to do something | The manager will probably drop the ball this month too. |
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