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DOWN THE ROAD |
To give someone a hard time. Barbara was giving her husband down the road a few hours ago for forgetting her birthday. |
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DOWN THE TUBES |
All over; finished; kaput. My relationship is down the tubes with Samantha. |
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DOWN TO A T |
Perfection; have it nailed. "I have this song down to a T", said Phillip. "Just watch my performance tonight." |
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DOWNSIZED |
To make smaller; to get fired or laid off. During the 1990's, many people were downsized when their companies cut back on the workforce. |
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DRAG |
To inhale or puff a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or joint. "Give me a drag on that cigarette," said Sam. |
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DRAG QUEEN |
An alternative lifestyle; a man who dresses up in women's clothes. Tim professes to be a drag queen at that club. |
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DRAGGING HIS FEET |
Being lazy; being slow, either on purpose of because other things are happening. Richard is dragging his feet when it comes to emptying the garbage. |
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DRAGON BREATH |
Bad Breath; when someone exhales, they smell like a deagon. This toothpaste is for those who have dragon breath in the morning. |
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DRAIDS |
A hair style with a combination of braids and dreadlocks. Damian came back from the barber with some cool draids. |
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DRESSED TO KILL |
Dressed very neatly as if you were wearing a suit that you would be buried in. "Look at me" said Laura as she admired herself in the mirror, "I am dressed to kill." |
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DRINK LIKE A FISH |
A person that drinks a lot. Better hide your liquor, your aunt drinks like a fish. |
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DRIVE ME UP A WALL |
To irritate; drive somebody crazy by their actions. Billy's singing will just drive me up a wall; he needs some practice. |
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DRIVE-BY-SHOOTING |
To move quickly without stopping, evolved from the gangland style of shooting from cars without stopping..There are many drive-by-shootings in this neighborhood |
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DROP A DIME |
To call someone from a pay phone; originated when phone calls were ten cents. If you need a ride home, just drop a dime. |
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DROP DEAD GORGEOUS |
Very beautiful woman... The young women in the beauty pagent are drop dead gorgeous. |
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DROP IN THE BUCKET |
Not significant; only a little bit. "It's only a drop in the bucket," said Coach Roland, referring to the first win of the basketball season. "We have twenty more games to play." |
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DROP THE BALL |
To make a mistake; forget to do something. I thought Sam was going to reserve the room, but somebody dropped the ball. |
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DROPPING LIKE FLIES |
To fall fast, or to get killed quickly in massive numbers. Derived from the use of spray mists which killed flies very fast and the flies dropped quickly. "We need a doctor in here; these patients are dropping like flies,"said the medic. |
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DRUM BEAT |
On a particular pattern...Many politicians are on the drum beat for war |
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DRUTHERS |
Would rather ....; if I had my way. "If I had my druthers, I would not be here," Ken told his cubicle mate at the office. |
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DSL |
Dammit Someone Lied |
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DUCATS |
Money...Do you have any ducats? |
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DUDE |
Any male person, particularly a young adult. What's up dude? |
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DUDS |
Clothes...Where did you get those duds? |
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DUST |
Money...I don't have any dust. |
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DUSTED |
Popped a nuclear weapon; turned the target to dust. |
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EAGLE FLIES ON FRIDAY |
Payday..…US currency has the American Eagle emblem on it. Most Americans get paid on Friday |
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EASY AS PIE |
Simple, not difficult. The final exam was as easy as pie. |
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EAT CROW |
To get back at someone, to put or cause a bitter taste (crowmeat is bitter). "Eat crow," said William, "I told you that my team was going to the Super Bowl." |
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EAT YOUR HEAD OFF |
Good food, or a good place to eat at. That restaurant will make you eat your head off. |
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