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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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