List of idioms start with D

Meaning : To say that money, time or effort has gone down the drain, means that it has been wasted or lost.

Meaning : Someone who is down to earth is not a dreamer but a realistic and practical person who has sensible reactions and expectations.

Meaning : If you drag your feet, you delay a decision or participate without any real enthusiasm.

Meaning : When faced with a difficult situation, it is sometimes necessary to take actions which in normal circumstances would appear extreme.

Meaning : If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which a certain situation or activity will not be accepted.

Meaning : Place or pull near

Meaning : If you decide to draw the line, you decide when an activity or situation becomes unacceptable.

Meaning : Make

Meaning : If you refer to two people as a dream ticket, you think they would work well together and be successful.

Meaning : When someone, especially a woman, is dressed to kill, they are wearing very fashionable or glamorous clothes intended to attract attention.

Meaning : To describe someone as dressed up to the nines means that they are wearing very smart or glamorous clothes.

Meaning : A person who drinks like a fish is a heavy drinker or one who drinks a lot.

Meaning : Absorb Enthusiastically

Meaning : A person who drives a hard bargain always makes sure they gain advantage in a business deal.

Meaning : Aim at getting

Meaning : Explain repeatedly

Meaning : If somebody or something drives you up the wall, they do something that greatly annoys or irritates you.

Meaning : If you drop a bombshell, you make an unexpected announcement which will greatly change a situation.

Meaning : Fall asleep

Meaning : Write to someone

Meaning : Deliver

Meaning : Dry the dishes

Meaning : Squandered

Meaning : To refer to something as being as dull as ditchwater means that it is very boring.

Meaning : Stupid or gullible person

Meaning : If something, such as a television programme or a film production, is dumbed down, it is deliberately made less intelligent or less demanding, in order to attract a larger audience

Meaning : Pretended bravety

Meaning : Something where each person pays their own share

Meaning : If someone dwells on something, they think or talk about it all the time.