Идиомы на букву D

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  • 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.
  • drum up (something)
    поощрять что-либо, поддерживать
    It is necessary for the government to drum up small businesses.
  • 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.
  • DUI
    Driving Under the Influence - управление автомобилем под воздействием (алкоголя или наркотиков)
    The young man was found guilty of DUI and sent to jail for several months.
  • do an about-face
    внезапно изменить решение или точку зрения
    Kelly does an about-face on her decisions so often that it is impossible to trust her.
  • dirty work
    неприятная, неинтересная работа
    "I refuse to convince him. I'd rather leave the dirty work to you."
  • dig (someone or something) up
    разыскать, выкопать, "откопать"
    "It is important that we should find his shelter, dug him up, so to say."
  • DVD
    Digital Video Disc - цифровой видео диск, ДВД
    DVDs are more popular than CDs.
  • down with (an illness)
    слечь, заболеть
    Fisher was down with a cold. He had to stay in bed for a couple of days.
  • 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.
  • dirty look
    неприязненный взгляд
    I didn't understand the meaning of the dirty look he had given me.
  • DIY
    Do-It-Yourself - магазин типа "Делай сам"
    We are planning to repair our country house this summer, so my father went to a DIY store to buy the necessary materials.
  • dead in one's/its tracks
    остановиться прямо перед кем-либо/ чем-либо, встать на пути
    On seeing a dead animal on the path near his house Robert stopped dead in his tracks.
  • DJ
    Disc Jockey - диск жокей
    I have made up my mind to work as a DJ for a few months.
  • drop everything
    бросить всё, что делали
    "Drop everything, come over and listen to what the ancoreman is saying."
  • drop by the wayside
    не закончить что-либо до конца, потерпеть неудачу
    Some of the skiers dropped by the wayside during the biathlon race.
  • dig (something) out
    обнаруживать местонахождение чего-либо
    While cleaning the storeroom, I dug out a few useful things.
  • drown one's sorrows
    утопить горе в вине, залить горе
    To forget his misfortunes Paul was drowning his sorrows with a drink.
  • do (someone's) bidding
    выполнить чьё-либо требование, распоряжение
    The manager wasn't able to get the members of the staff to do his bidding.
  • 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.
  • doll (oneself) up
    разодеться, вырядиться
    Dora was all dolled up for Mark's birthday party.
  • dig some dirt up on (someone)
    найти что-либо плохое о ком-либо, "нарыть компромат"
    "However hard you try, you won't dig any dirt up on me."
  • deep water
    серьезная неприятность, затруднительное положение
    "You will be in deep water if you don't tell me the truth."
  • doomed to failure
    обречённый на неудачу (на провал)
    The performance is doomed to failure because only amateurs are engaged in it.
  • disorderly conduct
    нарушение общественного порядка
    The young man was charged with disorderly conduct in a public place.
  • do a job on (someone or something)
    навредить кому-либо, испортить что-либо
    "If you are not careful, you can do a job on that valuable item of furniture."
  • dry up
    высыхать, пересыхать
    The stream behind our house dried up last summer.
  • disturbing the peace
    нарушение спокойствия
    Two college students were arrested for disturbing the peace when they got into a fight on the campus.
  • driving force behind (someone or something)
    движущая сила за кем-либо/ чем-либо
    Olaf Simson turned out to be the driving force behind this criminal affair.
  • deal in (something)
    заниматься торговлей, перепродавать что-либо
    My uncle had been dealing in furniture for many years before he retired.
  • decked out
    вырядиться, "расфуфыриться"
    "I see you are decked out in your Sunday best for Derek's birthday party."
  • drag in (someone or something)
    втянуть в дискуссию, вовлечь в разговор
    Theresa is capable of dragging in her personal problems in every conversation.
  • done in
    сильно устать
    After a long walk in the forest we were all done in.
  • dish out (food)
    раскладывать еду, раздавать пищу
    This sort of porridge is dished out here every day.
  • drag on (someone)
    обуза для кого-либо
    "Could you possibly take me to an outing with you? I shan't be a drag on you, I promise."