dish the dirt
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"
drain the cup
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"
do the honors
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ act as the host and receive or introduce one's guests
draw the line
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
do the dishes
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
drop the ball
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
deliver the goods
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
down the stairs
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ on a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
down in the mouth
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ filled with melancholy and despondency; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
detachment of the retina
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Department of the Interior
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
day of the month
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
dead hand of the past
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
disturbance of the peace
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
Dionysius the Elder
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Doctor of the Church
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
dog in the manger
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
Democratic Republic of the Congo
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960