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• dig (someone or something) up
  разыскать, выкопать, "откопать"

  "It is important that we should find his shelter, dug him up, so to say."
• dig (something) out
  обнаруживать местонахождение чего-либо

  While cleaning the storeroom, I dug out a few useful things.
• dig in
  начать есть

  "Let's dig in and eat our dinner before the meat gets cold!"
• dig one's own grave
  рыть себе могилу, погубить себя

  "I don't want any problems. I am not going to dig my own grave, so leave me alone."
• 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."
• dip into (something)
  брать (черпать) из запасов

  Stella often dips into her own savings to get enough money to buy this or that.
• dirty look
  неприязненный взгляд

  I didn't understand the meaning of the dirty look he had given me.
• dirty work
  неприятная, неинтересная работа

  "I refuse to convince him. I'd rather leave the dirty work to you."
• dish out (criticism)
  резко критиковать кого-либо

  I think my Dad treats me roughly; he dishes out criticism on me whenever he can.
• dish out (food)
  раскладывать еду, раздавать пищу

  This sort of porridge is dished out here every day.
• divide and conquer
  расколоть (группу, фракцию) и взять верх

  The football coach was trying to divide and conquer our team, but nothing came out of it.
• 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.
• do (someone) good
  пойти на пользу

  Fresh air and a lot of physical exercise will do everybody good.
• do (someone) out of (something)
  обмануть кого-либо, выманить что-либо у кого-либо

  Linda was worried lest the company should do her out of her share of profits.
• do a double take
  обернуться и посмотреть с удивлением

  My friend wore such an odd attire that it made me do a double take.
• 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."
• do a land-office business
  делать много работы за короткое время

  "I see you are doing a land-office business, looking through all those files.
• do a snow job on (someone)
  обмануть, запутать, "запудрить мозги"

  I saw that the salesperson was doing a snow job on me that's why I didn't buy a DVD player.
• 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.
• do away with (something)
  покончить с чем-либо, разделаться

  Most of the deadly diseases were done away with long ago.
• do credit to (someone)
  прибавить чести кому-либо

  My aunt's hard work and patience did credit to her reputation as a good nurse.
• do in (someone)
  переутомлять кого-либо

  When I finished cleaning the attic, I was all done in
• do in (something)
  испортить, уничтожить, убить

  My little brother did in his new toys which he had gotten for his birthday.
• do justice to (something)
  оценить что-либо по достоинству

  This portrait doesn't do you justice.
• 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 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.