Idioms beginning with D

drain the swamp

drain the swamp Meaning | Synonyms rooting out the practice of corruption preventing to uprooting something that is harmful originally means the draining swamps to get rid of ... Read on

dead as a doornail

dead as a doornail Meaning | Synonyms becoming obsolete thing that is not used anymore non-existing lacking life absolutely dead something that is not functioning properly thing whose ... Read on

dead in the water

dead in the water Meaning | Synonyms unable to produce movement not functioning properly unable to cause effective action an effort that has failed to achieve the desired ... Read on

drop by

drop by also, drop in on and drop over Meaning | Synonyms an informal visit an unexpected visit call on go see come round pop round drop in ... Read on

dollars to donuts

dollars to donuts also written as: dollars to doughnuts Meaning | Synonyms an outcome that is almost assured is called as dollars to doughnuts a certainty of an ... Read on

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

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