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Идиомы на букву D

• do not have a leg to stand on
  не иметь поддержки, оправдания

  Robert did not have a leg to stand on in the defense of his behavior.
• do one's best
  очень стараться, делать всё возможное

  "I will try to do my best to help you."
• do one's bit/part
  делать свою часть (работы), вносить свою лепту

  My friend is a volunteer and she does her bit at the animal shelter.
• do one's duty
  исполнять свой долг

  The guard at the shop was doing his duty when he saw one of the customers steeling clothes.
• do one's thing
  делать то, что нравиться

  His sister enjoys doing her thing whenever she can afford the time.
• do or die
  делать усилие, совершать подвиг

  It is do or die for me if I start my own small business.
• do something by the book
  следовать правилам

  "If you want to win the case, you should do everything by the book."
• do something rash
  совершить необдуманный, безрассудный поступок

  I know Alec is going to change his job, but I don't want him to do anything rash.
• do the dishes
  мыть посуду

  The only thing I hate doing about the house is washing the dishes.
• do the honors
  выполнять обязанности хозяина, принимающего гостей

  My host asked me if I would like to do the honors and pour everybody a drink.
• do the trick
  достичь цели, добиться своего

  They installed some new equipment, hoping that it would do the trick and solve their problem.
• do time
  сидеть в тюрьме, "мотать срок"

  Harry Jones has committed a crime and now he is doing time.
• do with (someone or something)
  иметь дело с кем-либо/чем-либо; ладить с кем-либо

  He could never do with a talking wife; he must have quiet at home.
• do with (something)
  довольствоваться чем-либо, обойтись чем-либо

  "I am not very hungry; I could do with a piece of cold meat for dinner."
• do without (something)
  обходиться без чего-либо

  I didn't save enough money, so I will have to do without holiday this year.
• do wonders
  творить чудеса

  Sandra began taking this medicine for her heart ailment and it did wonders.
• dog and pony show
  представление лишь для того, чтобы произвести впечатление (как в цирке)

  I asked a few questions about the project, but all I got was a dog and pony show.
• dog in the manger
  собака на сене (о человеке, не желающим делать что-либо и мешающим другим)

  Agatha lived alone in that big house, but she didn't let her relatives share it with her; she was like a dog in the manger.
• dog-eat-dog
  человек человеку – волк, волчьи законы

  In Alaska during the gold rush gold-miners had a dog-eat-dog life.
• doll (oneself) up
  разодеться, вырядиться

  Dora was all dolled up for Mark's birthday party.
• dollar for dollar
  принимая во внимание стоимость

  Dollar for dollar, going to the Swiss Alps for a holiday is a good deal.
• don't give up the ship
  не переставать бороться, не терять надежды

  Franklin didn't want to give up the ship and quit the company.
• Don't hold your breath.
  Не жди напрасно.

  "Don't hold your breath," Wanda said when Steve had proposed marriage.
• done for
  быть совершенно непригодным, разрушенным, загубленным

  "Don't you think that our old cottage is done for?"
• done in
  сильно устать

  After a long walk in the forest we were all done in.
• done to a T
  приготовлено, как надо

  I like meat to be done to a T.
• done with (something)
  закончить использовать что-либо, покончить с чем-либо

  I was done with the book so I let my friend read it.
• donkey's years
  очень долгое время

  Fanny had been working at a shoe factory for donkey's years before she retired.
• doomed to failure
  обречённый на неудачу (на провал)

  The performance is doomed to failure because only amateurs are engaged in it.
• dose/taste of one's own medicine
  отплатить той же монетой

  "You needn't feel hurt; you got a dose of your own medicine."
• double back
  возвращаться туда, где были раньше (к началу пути)

  We got lost in the woods and decided to double back to the place where we had been.
• 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 date
  одновременное свидание двух пар

  Bob and Mary went with Susan and William on a double date.
• 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.
• double-cross (someone)
  обманывать, "обвести вокруг пальца"

  Don't trust Samuel Kortney, he is sure to double-cross you.