| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| dodge a bullet |
avoid a failure or loss or injury
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Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a "D" on the final exam.
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| dodo |
(See go the way of the dodo)
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| doesn't add up |
is not logical, does not make sense
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One shot was fired, but three cows are dead. It doesn't add up.
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| doesn't mince words |
does not say nice words when complaining, call a spade a spade, straight from the shoulder
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When Greta is angry she doesn't mince words. She tells you what is bothering her.
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| doesn't wash |
is not believable, is not logical, does not make sense
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His explanation doesn't wash. If a millennium begins at year 1, how does he account for the first year?
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| dog days of summer |
the hottest days of summer, midsummer
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We like to watch baseball during the dog days of summer.
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| dog eat dog |
vicious competition, everybody for himself
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Will education prepare us for the dog-eat-dog world of business?
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| dog in the manger |
a person who will not share something he does not use or need
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He's a dog in the manger about his office space. He doesn't use it, but he won't let us have it.
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| dog it |
be lazy, not work
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Bill admits he's been dogging it lately. He lacks energy.
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| dog me |
follow me, bother me
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His failure in politics dogged him for the rest of his life.
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