desert olive
— Noun
– English
～ spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits
devolve on
— Verb
– English
～ be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
drag on
— Verb
– English
～ proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
drone on
— Verb
– English
～ talk in a monotonous voice
drag on
— Verb
– English
～ last unnecessarily long
do a job on
— Verb
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～ destroy completely or make ugly or useless; "The dog did a job on my pillow"; "The seamstress did a job on my wedding gown"
draw a bead on
— Verb
– English
～ aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
draw a bead on
— Verb
– English
～ have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
depend on
— Verb
– English
～ put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
dependent on
— Adjective
– English
～ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
dependant on
— Adjective
– English
～ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
depending on
— Adjective
– English
～ being determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
dead-on
— Adjective
– English
～ accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott
do one's best
— Verb
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～ perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night"
drag one's heels
— Verb
– English
～ postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"