| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| death wish |
saying you want to die, inviting death
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To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.
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| deathbed |
(See on your deathbed)
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| deck him |
knock him down, cream you
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Tony decked him in the first round of the boxing match.
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| deck out |
decorate; attach ornaments, lights, etc.; customize
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His truck was all decked out with chrome trim and colored lights.
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| deep, dark secret |
very private information, confidential information, on the QT
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I'll tell you about my past, but not my childhood. That's a deep, dark secret.
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| deep pockets |
rich, wealthy, filthy rich, loaded
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Jerry can pay your legal fees. He's got deep pockets.
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| deep six |
in a six-foot-deep grave, pushing up daisies
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If you overdose on coke, you're deep six, man.
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| deep sleep |
sound sleep, restful sleep, sleep like a log
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I was in a deep sleep when the fire started, but I woke up and
phoned for help.
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| deke you |
deceive you, fool you, sucker you
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He'll try to deke you. He'll fake one way and go the other.
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| deked out of his jock |
tricked out of position, outplay, stickhandle
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Mario skated in on the goalie and deked him out of his jock.
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