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39 words
clear filters
dawn on
phrase
C1
To become gradually clear to somebody.
day in day out
phrase
B2
Every single day, without change.
deal with
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To take action about a problem or situation.
descend on
phrase
C1
To arrive somewhere suddenly and in numbers.
devil's advocate
phrase
C1
Someone who argues the opposite side just to test the idea.
dig up
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To remove something from the ground by digging.
dive in
phrase
B2
To start doing something eagerly and without delay.
do away with
phrase
C1
To abolish or get rid of something entirely.
do business
phrase
B1
To trade with somebody.
do harm
phrase
B2
To cause damage or injury.
do in
phrase
C1
2 meanings
To exhaust somebody completely.
do not disturb
phrase
B1
The sign hung out to keep staff from knocking.
do up
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To fasten a garment or its buttons.
do without
phrase
B2
To manage even though you lack something.
do your best
phrase
A2
To try as hard as you possibly can.
dole out
phrase
C2
To hand something out in small measured amounts.
don't judge a book by its cover
phrase
B2
The saying: appearances tell you little about what is inside.
don't mention it
/dəʊnt ˈmɛn.ʃən ɪt/
phrase
B1
A modest reply to being thanked.
double back
phrase
B2
To turn round and go the way you came.
down on your luck
phrase
B2
Going through a bad patch with no money.
down to earth
phrase
B2
Practical, modest, and easy to talk to.
drag and drop
phrase
B1
To move something by holding and releasing it elsewhere.
draw a blank
phrase
B2
To search your memory and find nothing there.
draw a comparison
phrase
C1
To point out how two things are alike.
draw a conclusion
phrase
B2
To work out what the evidence shows.
draw attention
phrase
B2
To make people notice something.
draw the line
phrase
B2
To decide how far is far enough, and refuse to go past it.
draw the short straw
phrase
C1
To be the one landed with the worst job.
draw up
phrase
C1
2 meanings
To prepare a document or plan carefully.
dress up
phrase
B1
3 meanings
To put on smart or formal clothes.
drop by
phrase
B2
To make a short, casual visit without arranging it.
drop in the ocean
phrase
C1
An amount far too small to matter against the need.
drop off
phrase
B1
2 meanings
To deliver someone or something on the way somewhere.
drop out
phrase
B2
To leave a course, race or activity before completing it.
drum up
phrase
C1
To gather support or custom through effort.
drum your fingers
phrase
C1
To tap the fingers in sequence, impatiently.
dry clean
phrase
B1
To clean a garment with chemicals instead of water.
dry up
phrase
B2
To lose all moisture, or to run out of things to say.
dwell on
phrase
B2
To think or talk about something for too long.