D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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Contents of D:
[door]
See:
[AT DEATH'S DOOR],
[AT ONE'S DOOR],
[CLOSED-DOOR],
[CLOSE ITS DOORS],
[CLOSE THE DOOR] or [BAR THE DOOR] or [SHUT THE DOOR],
[DARKEN ONE'S DOOR] or [DARKEN THE DOOR],
[FOOT IN THE DOOR],
[KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR],
[LAY AT ONE'S […]
[dope out] {v.}, {slang}
To think of something that explains.
The detectives tried to dope out why the man was murdered.
Syn.: [FIGURE OUT].
[dose of one's own medicine] or [taste of one's own medicine] {n. phr.}
Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people.
* /Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided […]
[dot the i's and cross the t's] {v. phr.}
To be careful, thorough, and pay close attention to detail.
"The best way to get an A on the final exam," the teacher said, "is for every one to dot the i's and cross the t's."
Compare: [MIND ONE'S P'S AND […]
[double back] {v.}
1. To turn back on one's way or course.
The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks.
2. To fold over; usually in the middle.
The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half.
[double check] {n.}
A careful second check to be sure that something is right; a careful look for errors.
The policeman made a double check on the doors in the shopping area.
[double date] {n.}, {informal}
A date on which two couples go together.
John and Nancy went with Mary and Bill on a double date.
[double duty] {n.}
Two uses or jobs; two purposes or duties.
Matthew does double duty. He's the janitor in the morning and gardener in the afternoon.
Our new washer does double duty; it washes the clothes and also dries them.