Идиомы на букву D

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  • dance to a different tune
    изменить своё поведение или отношение
    "When you learn the truth, you'll be dancing to a different tune."
  • devil-may-care attitude
    беззаботное, "наплевательское" отношение
    The man had a devil-may-care attitude to his parental duties.
  • dangerous offender
    опасный преступник
    Jack Pitt was proclaimed to be a dangerous offender and was given a life sentence.
  • 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.
  • double-talk
    ничего не значащая, пустая болтовня
    Macklin gave me much double-talk, but I didn't understand what he was driving at.
  • down on (someone)
    сердиться на кого-либо
    My teacher was down on me because I had missed a lot of classes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • date back to (a previous time)
    восходить относиться (к какому-либо времени)
    The document dated back to the fifties of the eighteenth century.
  • do wonders
    творить чудеса
    Sandra began taking this medicine for her heart ailment and it did wonders.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • die off
    умирать один за другим, отмирать
    The roses in our garden began to die off.
  • die out
    вымирать
    Nobody knows for sure why dinosaurs died out.
  • down with (an illness)
    слечь, заболеть
    Fisher was down with a cold. He had to stay in bed for a couple of days.
  • dash off (something)
    быстро набросать
    I must dash off a few letters before I go out.
  • dine out
    обедать в ресторане
    I didn't cook dinner because we are dining out tonight.
  • 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.
  • down to the last detail
    до малейшей детали
    Jim wrote down his business plan, describing everything in it, right down to the last detail.
  • down one's alley
    соответствовать чьим-либо вкусам и способностям
    I like designing interiors, so the profession of an interior designer is down my alley.
  • due process (of law)
    должное исполнение закона
    Everybody is entitled to due process of law regardless of rank or power.
  • 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."
  • die laughing
    громко и весело смеяться
    The film was so funny that we almost died laughing.
  • draw to a close
    заканчиваться, подходить к концу
    The wedding reception was drawing to a close and the guests were filing out of the restaurant.
  • 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.
  • double-cross (someone)
    обманывать, "обвести вокруг пальца"
    Don't trust Samuel Kortney, he is sure to double-cross you.
  • DNA
    Deoxyribonucleic Acid - дезоксирибонуклеиновая кислота, ДНК
    DNA varies from one individual to another.
  • draw a line between two things
    провести границу, разграничить
    It's difficult to draw a line between two things: one's health and one's well-being.
  • dig (someone or something) up
    разыскать, выкопать, "откопать"
    "It is important that we should find his shelter, dug him up, so to say."