D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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[dash off] {v.}
To make, do, or finish quickly; especially, to draw, paint, or write hurriedly.
Ann took out her drawing pad and pencil and dashed off a sketch of the Indians.
John can dash off several letters while Mary writes only one.
* […]
[date back] {v. phr.}
To go back to a given period in the past.
My ancestors date back to the sixteenth century.
[dawn on] {v.}
To become clear to.
It dawned on Fred that he would fail the course if he did not study harder.
[day]
See:
[ALL IN A DAY'S WORK],
[CALL IT A DAY],
[CARRY THE DAY],
[EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY],
[FATHER'S DAY],
[FOREVER AND A DAY],
[GOOD DAY],
[MAKE A DAY OF IT],
[NAME DAY],
[NIGHT AND DAY],
[ONE OF THESE DAYS] or [SOME OF THESE DAYS],
[PASS […]
[day and night] or [night and day] {adv.}
1. For days without stopping; continually.
Syn.: [AROUND THE CLOCK].
Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year.
* /The three men took turns driving the truck, and they […]
[day in and day out] or [day in, day out] {adv. phr.}
Regularly; consistently; all the time; always.
He plays good tennis day in and day out.
- Also used with several other time words in place of day: week, month, year.
* /Every summer, year in, […]
[day in court] {n. phr.}
A chance to be heard; an impartial hearing; a chance to explain what one has done.
The letters from the faculty members to the dean gave Professor Smith his day in court.
[day of grace] {n. phr.}
An extension period after the due date of some contract or bond.
The premium is due on the first of each month, but they allow ten days of grace.