Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"D"

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Dark horse: 　; "In the 1955 golf championship, dark horse Jack Fleck defeated Ben Hogan."

Darn it: 　; "Darn it! I'll have to do it all by myself!"

Day in day out: 　; "Yes, I have to fill in forms day in and day out. - I don't know how he stands the same routine, day in and day out."

Day off: 　; "On my days off, you'll usually find me out in the back garden."

Day-dream (also daydream): 　; "She was just enjoying a day-dream about climbing up to the summit of Mount Jade. "

Daylight robbery: 　; "￡2.50 for a cup of coffee? It's daylight robbery!"

Days are numbered: 　; "When they announced the layoffs, I knew my days at that firm were numbered."

Dead beat (also dead tired): 　; "Come and sit down, you must be dead beat."

Dead dog: 　; "John considers himself a dead dog, a worthless and insignificant person."

Dead serious: 　; "She sounded dead serious."

Dead sure (also dead certain): 　; "His phone is disconnected, but he is dead sure he has paid his due bill."

Dead to the world: 　; "Better leave Craig there - he's dead to the world."

Dear John Letter: 　; "Less than three months after Tom went to the army, he received a Dear John Letter from Jenny."

Deep southern drawl: 　; "Tom is a friendly fellow with a deep southern drawl."

Deliver/come up with the goods: 　; "So far the team's new player has failed to deliver the goods. He hasn't scored in his first five games."

Die-hard (also diehard): 　; "Not even their diehard fans could pretend that this was a great game."

Dishwater: 　; "The soup tastes like dishwater."

Do a little sightseeing: 　; "My sister and I did a little sightseeing in Paris when we visited France this summer."

Do all the talking: 　; "Mr. Wang did all the talking in the meeting."

Do one’s own laundry: 　; "Marilyn does her own laundry every week. "

Do somebody good: 　; "Eating vegetable does you good."

Do something over: 　; "This essay is the worst you’ve ever done. I think you should do it over."

Do something about it: 　; "It is no use crying over spilt milk. Let us put our heads together and try to do something about it."

Doesn’t count: 　; "In scientific research, one’s likes and dislikes just don’t count much."

Doesn’t make sense: 　; "Her idea doesn't make any sense."

Dog’s life: 　; "The poor child leads a dog’s life."

Don't be such a baby!: 　; "Don’t be such a baby! You are a big girl now."

Don't mention it: 　; "Thanks for your kindness!""Don’t mention it."

Don't tease me: 　; "You know what? I got two tickets for the latest football game!""Really? Don’t tease me."

Don't think I'll have much use for that: 　; "Don’t waste your time persuading me. Don’t think I’ll have much use for that."

Do time: 　; "They’ve done time for embezzlement and fraud."

Double crosser: 　; "Never being a double crosser!"

Down in the dumps: 　; "She's feeling a bit down in the dumps."

Down in the mouth: 　; "She's been down in the mouth ever since she lost the match."

Down on one's luck: 　; "Ever since he was laid off, he has been down on his luck till now."

Down payment: 　; "We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house."

Down the hatch!: 　; "Down the hatch!" said Bill, as they raised their glasses.

Drag somebody’s name/somebody: 　; "Her name/She was dragged through the mud after she admitted offering money in return for votes."

Draw on: 　; "The second half of the book draws on new discoveries in the field of microbiology."

Draw up: 　; "After you draw up the proposal, remember to let me take look a look."

Drop by: 　; "I just dropped by to see how you were getting on."

Drop dead: 　; A guy kept rushing me while I was ordering drinks at the bar. I was so angry that I yelled at him, "Oh, just drop dead!"

Drop in on somebody: 　; "How about dropping in on Grandma this afternoon?"

Drop it/the subject: 　; "Just drop it, will you ? I don't want to talk about it anymore."

Drop out: 　; "Bill dropped out of college after his first year."

Drop somebody/something off: 　; "I'll drop you off on my way home."

Drop somebody a line: 　; "Drop us a line to let us know how you're getting on."

Drop somebody off: 　; "Just drop me here - I can walk the rest of the way."

Drop the ball: 　; "She really dropped the ball when she forgot to call back."

Dump somebody: 　; "Mike dumped Jane yesterday."

Dwell on something: 　; "That is not a subject I want to dwell on."

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