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| dress down |
dress in casual clothes, dress informally
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It's a library party, so dress down. Wear something casual.
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| dress rehearsal |
the last rehearsal before the performance, dry run
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All actors must come to the dress rehearsal - our last practice.
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| dress up |
dress in your best clothes, put on glad rags
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Everybody got dressed up for the banquet. Roy wore his new suit.
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| dressed fit to kill |
dressed in party clothes, dolled up, dress up, gussied up
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In walks Erica, dressed fit to kill. She looked terrific!
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| dressed to the nines |
dressed in high fashion, gussied up
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Here I am in jeans. Everybody else is dressed to the nines.
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| dribs and drabs |
(See in dribs and drabs)
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| drink like a fish |
drink a lot of liquor every day
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If Hal is coming to visit, buy lots of beer. He drinks like a fish.
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| drink up |
drink your wine etc., bottoms up
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Drink up, my friends. It's Buddy's birthday!
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| drink you under the table |
drink more liquor than you, drink and not pass out, put you away
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After three glasses of beer, you're nearly drunk. I bet I can drink you under the table!
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| drive a hard bargain |
pay a low price, negotiate firmly
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When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices.
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