Idioms beginning with D
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Meaning: an event that people think will be exciting but that is disappointing when it happens.
Example: People were expecting a big celebration, but what they got was a damp squib. Read more ➺
Meaning: disappear or change very slowly
Example: This proposal has some radical parts that will die hard. Read more ➺
Meaning: a time when people are punished for their past mistakes.
Example: The reckless behavior of drug-taking college students went unabated until the day of reckoning came—they were all sent home. Read more ➺
Meaning: find and disclose destructive evidence about someone.
Example: After calling my sources at the tabloids, I dug up dirt on the actress. Read more ➺
Meaning: no longer in use.
Example: The world believes that the idea of another Cold War is dead and buried. Read more ➺
Meaning: to carelessly misuse one's wealth
Example: He lost his job for playing ducks and drakes with the funds of a corporation. Read more ➺
Meaning: take someone or something to a given place using a vehicle and leave them there.
Example: Once we were done with the concert, he offered to drop me off at home. Read more ➺
Meaning: send a brief letter.
Example: If you've got a few minutes to spare, you could always drop her a line. Read more ➺
Meaning: doomed, finished, or defeated.
Example: I doubt she'll leave the hospital. Her illness has her down for the count. Read more ➺
Meaning: every day, without respite.
Example: They had to endure the city's dirt and noise day in, day out. Read more ➺
