Idioms beginning with D
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Meaning: In small amounts at a time.
Example: The donations came in dribs and drabs, so the charity had to wait months to reach its goal. Read more ➺
Meaning: make an unexpected, startling or disturbing announcement
Example: My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was discontinuing her study for a job. Read more ➺
Meaning: situation where two bad things happen at the same time
Example: Boss fired me from the job and I lost my wallet too, what a double whammy? Read more ➺
Meaning: already seen (Literal meaning in French)
Example: She suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu. Read more ➺
Meaning: be inactive
Example: A cut in interest rates on housing loans can lift the property market out of the doldrums. Read more ➺
Meaning: very cheap
Example: Its quite a useful book, but luckily I could buy it dirt cheap at a junk shop. Read more ➺
Meaning: existing in fact
Example: English is de facto the common language of much of the world today. Read more ➺
Meaning: having a right or existence as stated by law
Example: The president aims to create a de jure one-party state. Read more ➺
Meaning: a gloomy
Example: As the things were not going well for her at work, she was feeling a bit down in the dumps. Read more ➺
Meaning: elaborately attired, dressed to draw attraction
Example: She arrived at the reception dressed to kill. Read more ➺
