| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| dead set against |
strongly opposed to, down with
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She's dead set against abortion as a means of birth control.
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| dead tired |
very tired, blotto, zonked
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After fighting the fire, they were dead tired - exhausted.
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| dead to the world |
sleeping, in a deep sleep, sound asleep
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I was dead to the world when the phone rang and woke me.
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| dead wrong |
clearly wrong, mistaken
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I was dead wrong about the word: it's prejudice, not prejudism.
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| deadbeat |
a person with no desire to work, good-for-nothing
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Lana, are you going to marry that deadbeat? He's no good!
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| deadhead |
a person who has damaged his brain with drugs
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It's too bad, really, but Marvin is a deadhead - too much cocaine.
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| deal me in |
deal cards for me, please; I want to play cards
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Deal me in, Walter. Deal me a winning hand.
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| Dear Dad, No mon, no fun, your son! Dear Son, So sad, too bad, your dad! |
Letter from a son attending college, and his dad's reply.
(contributed by Jes Jr. Henry)
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| death row |
the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death
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The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.
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| death warmed over |
(See look like death warmed over)
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