Идиомы на букву D

  • Davy Jone's locker
    могила на дне моря (Davy Jone – злой дух моря)
    This ship is going to be lost at sea; it will go to Davy Jone's locker.
  • doubting Thomas
    человек, который во всём сомневается, "Фома неверующий"
    Fred is a doubting Thomas; he always needs a strong proof to believe something.
  • decked out in (something)
    быть нарядно одетым
    At the award ceremony all the women were decked out in beautiful dresses.
  • deep-six (someone or something)
    выбросить что-либо, избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    I am going to deep-six all my exercise books at the end of the school year.
  • die in one's boots
    умереть на своём посту, умереть сражаясь
    The soldiers of the Second World War died in their boots fighting the enemy.
  • date back to (a previous time)
    восходить относиться (к какому-либо времени)
    The document dated back to the fifties of the eighteenth century.
  • decide in favor of (someone)
    решить в пользу кого-либо, признать кого-либо невиновным
    The jury needed little time to decide in favor of the prisoner, a young man named Leonard Vole who was charged with the murder of a wealthy elderly lady.
  • drop the subject
    прекратить разговор на какую-либо тему
    I saw Steve didn't like my questions about his new job, so I dropped the subject.
  • double check (something)
    перепроверить что-либо
    The boss wanted me to double check the price of the new product before it is put on the market.
  • double-talk
    ничего не значащая, пустая болтовня
    Macklin gave me much double-talk, but I didn't understand what he was driving at.
  • dash off (something)
    быстро набросать
    I must dash off a few letters before I go out.
  • down on (someone)
    сердиться на кого-либо
    My teacher was down on me because I had missed a lot of classes.
  • defeat a motion
    отклонить предложение (на собрании)
    The chairman defeated the motion to postpone the conference till next week.
  • deadpan
    невыразительное лицо (лицо как маска)
    My mother always has a deadpan expression when she scolds me.
  • dwell on (something)
    подробно останавливаться на чём-либо, вдаваться в подробности
    The teacher wanted me to dwell on the political situation in Italy before the Second World War.
  • do the trick
    достичь цели, добиться своего
    They installed some new equipment, hoping that it would do the trick and solve their problem.
  • divide (something) fifty-fifty
    разделить что-либо пополам
    Nancy bought a nice cake and divided it fifty-fifty between the two of us.
  • dine out
    обедать в ресторане
    I didn't cook dinner because we are dining out tonight.
  • die off
    умирать один за другим, отмирать
    The roses in our garden began to die off.
  • do wonders
    творить чудеса
    Sandra began taking this medicine for her heart ailment and it did wonders.
  • die out
    вымирать
    Nobody knows for sure why dinosaurs died out.
  • double up
    жить вдвоём в одной комнате
    Wilma had to double up in the dorm though she'd rather not to share the room with anybody.
  • days running
    несколько дней подряд
    The circus came to the town and they gave performances for ten days running.
  • drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap
    навязать что-либо кому-либо
    I didn't expect my boss to dump so much work in my lap that day.
  • down to the last detail
    до малейшей детали
    Jim wrote down his business plan, describing everything in it, right down to the last detail.
  • die laughing
    громко и весело смеяться
    The film was so funny that we almost died laughing.
  • drop back
    отступать, отходить
    During the football match one of the players hurt his knee, and the coach told him to drop back and rest for a while.
  • drop names
    вести себя раскованно, фамильярно
    "This is an informal gathering so let's drop names."
  • due process (of law)
    должное исполнение закона
    Everybody is entitled to due process of law regardless of rank or power.
  • double-cross (someone)
    обманывать, "обвести вокруг пальца"
    Don't trust Samuel Kortney, he is sure to double-cross you.
  • do away with (something)
    покончить с чем-либо, разделаться
    Most of the deadly diseases were done away with long ago.
  • desert a sinking ship
    покинуть тонущий корабль
    The company is about to go bankrupt that's why the employees are deserting the sinking ship.
  • DNA
    Deoxyribonucleic Acid - дезоксирибонуклеиновая кислота, ДНК
    DNA varies from one individual to another.
  • drop around
    прийти навестить
    I invited my friends to drop around to see my new computer.
  • drum up (something)
    поощрять что-либо, поддерживать
    It is necessary for the government to drum up small businesses.