501-600 Flashcards

1
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Dance attendance on someone

A

Obey or serve someone attentively and eagerly

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2
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Dance to someone’s tune

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Do what others want you to do

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3
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Day and night

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Continuously

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4
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Dead heat

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Close contest that ends in a tie

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5
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Dead in the water

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No chance of succeeding or making any progress

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6
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Dead ringer

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An exact duplicate

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7
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Dead set against

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Disapproved

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8
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Deadlock

A

A state in which progress is impossible

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9
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Deep pockets

A

A lot of money

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10
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Desperate times call for desperate measures

A

when faced with a difficult situation, you may need to take extreme actions that you would not normally consider

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11
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Die in a dog’s death

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A dishonorable or shameful death

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12
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Die hard

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Unwilling to change

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13
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Died in harness

A

Died while working

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14
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Dig around

A

Investigate

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15
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Dig up dirt on someone

A

Discover damaging information about someone

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16
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Do a good turn

A

To help someone

17
Q

Do a roaring trade

A

Highly successful

18
Q

Do away with

A

To abolish

19
Q

Do or die

A

To make a final effort

20
Q

Dodge a bullet

A

To narrowly avoid situation