Idioms beginning with D

double take

double take Meaning to be so surprised at something that you have to take another look (American meaning) a delayed reaction to something (British meaning) It can be ... Read on

drive crazy

drive crazy also, drive nuts Meaning to disturb or irritate someone to upset someone to the point where they lose focus to annoy someone and cause them to ... Read on

do justice to

do justice to Meaning This phrase can be used in the positive or negative sense in the positive sense it means: to speak of or otherwise show a ... Read on

discretion is the greater part of valour

discretion is the greater part of valour also, discretion is the better part of valour Meaning to be quiet about it after helping someone out to not make ... Read on

dream come true

dream come true Meaning | Definition fulfilment of a wish after a long time the notion of something that is hoped by a person coming to life for ... Read on

dead as a dodo

dead as a dodo Meaning no longer alive or existing to be extinct to not be found to be obsolete/outdated Example Sentences When my dad finds out that ... Read on

drop like flies

drop like flies Meaning many people falling ill or dying around the same time faint, collapse or die in large numbers rapidly decrease in number drop out of ... Read on

down to the wire

go down to the wire Meaning a situation where the outcome is not decided until the very end something that ends in the last minute until the last ... Read on

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth

don’t look a gift horse in the mouth also never look a gift horse in the mouth Meaning don’t be ungrateful when you receive a gift do not be critical ... Read on

dog days

dog days Meaning hot, sultry days hottest days of summer Example Sentences During the dog days of summer, people prefer to remain indoors and go out as little ... Read on

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