D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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Contents of D:
[devil]
See:
[BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA],
[FULL OF THE OLD NICK] or [FULL OF THE DEVIL],
[GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE],
[GO TO THE DEVIL],
[PLAY THE DEVIL WITH],
[RAISE THE DEVIL],
[SPEAK OF THE DEVIL AND HE APPEARS].
[devil of it] or [heck of it] {n. phr.}
1. The worst or most unlucky thing about a trouble or accident; the part that is most regrettable.
* /Andy lost his notebook, and the devil of it was that the notebook contained all his homework for the coming […]
[devil to pay] {n. phr.}
Great trouble. — Used after "the".
There'll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window.
When Jim wrecked his father's car, there was the devil to pay.
[devil-may-care] {adj.}
Not caring what happens; unworried.
Johnny has a devil-may-care feeling about his school work.
Alfred was a devil-may-care youth but became more serious as he grew older.
[devil-may-care attitude] {n. phr.}
An attitude of no concern for financial or other loss.
"Easy come, easy go," John said in a devil-may-care attitude when he lost all of his money during a poker game.
[diamond in the rough] {n. phr.}
A very smart person without a formal education who may have untutored manners.
Jack never went to school but he is extremely talented; he is a veritable diamond in the rough.
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