D
Idioms beginning with "D"
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[discretion is the better part of valor] {literary}
When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. — A proverb.
* /When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion […]
[dish out] {v.}
1. To serve (food) from a large bowl or plate.
Ann's mother asked her to dish out the beans.
2. {informal}
To give in large quantities.
That teacher dished out so much homework that her pupils complained to their parents.
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[dish the dirt] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To gossip, to spread rumors about others.
Stop dishing the dirt. Sally, it's really quite unbecoming!
[disk jockey] {n.}
An employee at a radio station or in a dance club who puts on the records that will be broadcast.
Jack is working as a disk jockey at the local FM station.
[dispose of] {v.}
1. To throw away; give away, or sell; get rid of.
John's father wants to dispose of their old house and buy a new one.
The burglars had difficulty in disposing of the stolen jewelry.
2. To finish. with; settle; complete.
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