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  • 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.
  • doll (oneself) up
    разодеться, вырядиться
    Dora was all dolled up for Mark's birthday party.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • doomed to failure
    обречённый на неудачу (на провал)
    The performance is doomed to failure because only amateurs are engaged in it.
  • 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 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.
  • double-talk
    ничего не значащая, пустая болтовня
    Macklin gave me much double-talk, but I didn't understand what he was driving at.
  • doubting Thomas
    человек, который во всём сомневается, "Фома неверующий"
    Fred is a doubting Thomas; he always needs a strong proof to believe something.
  • down and dirty
    подлый, нечестный, скверный
    It is down and dirty to use cheat sheets at the exams.
  • down for the count
    закончить (на сегодня)
    The construction workers were down for the count; they will resume work on Monday.
  • down in the dumps
    в унынии, павший духом
    Jim saw Henry coming out of a third-rate hotel, looking terribly down in the dumps.
  • down on (someone)
    сердиться на кого-либо
    My teacher was down on me because I had missed a lot of classes.
  • down on one's luck
    (быть) в беде, в тяжёлом положении
    Alan is down on his luck and I am sorry for him.
  • 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.
  • down the drain
    пускать (деньги) на ветер
    My father didn't want to pay my extravagant expenses; he said it was money down the drain.
  • down the line
    впереди, в будущем
    Mary is very young and many changes await her down the line.
  • down the tubes
    быть разрушенным (о планах, намерениях)
    All of her plans went down the tubes after she had got infected with AIDS.
  • down to earth
    практичный, приземлённый
    Celia is very down to earth, has always been.
  • 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 with (an illness)
    слечь, заболеть
    Fisher was down with a cold. He had to stay in bed for a couple of days.
  • drag in (someone or something)
    втянуть в дискуссию, вовлечь в разговор
    Theresa is capable of dragging in her personal problems in every conversation.
  • 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."
  • draw (someone) out
    вызывать на разговор
    My friend is a very reserved person; it's extremely difficult to draw her out.
  • 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.
  • draw fire
    навлечь критику
    This film drew fire as soon as it was released.
  • draw in one's horns
    тратить меньше денег, "затянуть пояс"
    I have been short of money lately, so I have to draw in my horns.
  • draw lots/straws
    тянуть жребий
    Nobody among my roommates volunteered to do the room so we had to draw straws.
  • 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.