D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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Contents of D:
[dig in] {v.}, {informal}
1. To dig ditches for protection against an enemy attack.
The soldiers dug in and waited for the enemy to come.
2a. To go seriously to work; work hard.
John dug in and finished his homework very quickly.
2b. To […]
[dig out] {v.}
1. To find by searching; bring out (something) that was put away.
Jack dug his sled out of the cellar.
The newspaper printed an old story dug out of their records.
Compare: [DIG UP].
2. {informal}
To escape. — Usually used […]
[dig up] {v.}, {informal}
To find or get (something) with some effort.
Sue dug up some useful material for her English composition.
Jim asked each boy to dig up twenty-five cents to pay for the hot dogs and soda.
Compare: [DIG OUT].
[dime a dozen] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common.
Mr. Jones gives A's to only one or two students, but in Mr. Smith's class, A's are a dime a dozen.
[dime store] or [five-and-dime] or [five-and-ten] {n. phr.}
A store that sells things that cost little.
Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.
[dine out] {v. phr.}
To not eat at home but to go to a restaurant.
"Let's dine out tonight, honey," she said to her husband. "I am tired of cooking dinner every night."
See: [EAT OUT].
[dip into] {v. phr.}
1. To scan or sample lightly and briefly (said of printed materials).
I didn't get a chance to read all of War and Peace, but I dipped into it here and there.
2. To take money out of a savings account or a piggy bank.
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