Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[dope out] <v.>, <slang> To think of something that explains. * /The detectives tried to dope out why the man was murdered./ Syn.: FIGURE OUT.
[do proud] See: DO CREDIT.
[do someone out of something] <v.>, <informal> To cause to lose by trickery or cheating. * /The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me./
[dose of one's own medicine] or [taste of one's own medicine] <n. phr.> Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done to you as you have done bad to other people. * /Jim was always playing tricks on other boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of his own medicine./
[dot] See: ON THE DOT also ON THE BUTTON.
[do tell] <interj.>, <informal> An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. * /"You say George is going to get married after all these years? Do tell!" said Mrs. Green./ Syn.: YOU DON'T SAY.
[do the business] <v. phr.>, <informal> To do what is needed or wanted; get the job done; take proper action. * /The boys had trouble in rolling the stone, but four of them did the business./ * /When the little boy cut his finger a bandage did the business./
[do the honors] <v. phr.> To act as host or hostess (as in introducing guests, carving, or paying other attentions to guests.) * /The president of the club will do the honors at the banquet./
[do the trick] <v. phr.>, <informal> To bring success in doing something; have a desired result. * /Jim was not passing in English, but he studied harder and that did the trick./ * /The car wheels slipped on the ice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the trick./ Compare: TURN THE TRICK.
[do things by halves] <v. phr.> To do things in a careless and incomplete way. * /When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldom finishes it./
[do time] or [doing time] See: DO A STRETCH.
[do to death] <v. phr.> To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death./
[dot the i's and cross the t's] <v. phr.> To be careful, thorough, and pay close attention to detail. * /"The best way to get an A on the final exam," the teacher said, "is for every one to dot the i's and cross the t's."/ Compare: MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S.
[double back] <v.> 1. To turn back on one's way or course. * /The escaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in the middle. * /The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tear it in half./
[double check] <n.> A careful second check to be sure that something is right; a careful look for errors. * /The policeman made a double check on the doors in the shopping area./
[double-check] <v.> 1. To do a double check on; look at again very carefully. * /When the last typing of his book was finished, the author double-checked it./ 2. To make a double check; look carefully at something. * /The proofreader double-checks against errors./
[double-cross] <v.> To promise one thing and deliver another; to deceive. * /The lawyer double-crossed the inventor by manufacturing the gadget instead of fulfilling his promise to arrange a patent for his client./ Compare: SELL DOWN THE RIVER, TWO-TIME.
[double date] <n.>, <informal> A date on which two couples go together. * /John and Nancy went with Mary and Bill on a double date./
[double-date] <v.>, <informal> To go on a double date; date with another couple. * /John and Nancy and Mary and Bill double-date./
[double duty] <n.> Two uses or jobs; two purposes or duties. * /Matthew does double duty. He's the janitor in the morning and gardener in the afternoon./ * /Our new washer does double duty; it washes the clothes and also dries them./
[double-header] <n.> Two games or contests played one right after the other, between the same two teams or two different pairs of teams. * /The Yankees and the Dodgers played a double-header Sunday afternoon./ * /We went to a basketball double-header at Madison Square Garden and saw Seton Hall play St. John's and N.Y.U. play Notre Dame./
[double nickel] <adv.>, <slang>, <citizen's band radio jargon> The nationally enforced speed limit on some highways - 55 MPH. * /We'd better go double nickel on this stretch, partner; there's a bear in the air./
[double-park] <v.> To park a car beside another car which is at the curb. * /Jimmy's father double-parked his car and the police gave him a ticket./ * /If you double-park, you block other cars from passing./
[double-talk] <n.> 1. Something said that is worded, either on purpose or by accident, so that it may be understood in two or more different ways. * /The politician avoided the question with double-talk./ 2. Something said that does not make sense; mixed up talk or writing; nonsense. * /The man's explanation of the new tax bill was just a lot of double-talk./
[double up] <v.> 1. To bend far over forward. * /Jim was hit by the baseball and doubled up with pain./ 2. To share a room, bed, or home with another. * /When relatives came for a visit, Ann had to double up with her sister./
[doubt] See: GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, NO DOUBT.
[do up] <v.> 1a. To clean and prepare for use or wear; launder. * /Ann asked her mother to do up her dress./ 1b. To put in order; straighten up; clean. * /At camp the girls have to do up their own cabins./ 2. To tie up or wrap. * /Joan asked the clerk to do up her purchases./ 3a. To set and fasten (hair) in place. * /Grace helped her sister to do up her hair./ Compare: PUT UP. 3b. <informal> To dress or clothe. * /Suzie was done up in her fine new skirt and blouse./
[do up brown] <v. phr.>, <slang> To do in a thorough or complete way. * /When Jim does a job, he does it up brown./
[do well by] <v. phr.> To benefit; help; treat exceptionally well. * /In his will Grandpa did well by all of his grandchildren and left each of them one million dollars./
[do with] <v.> 1. To find enough for one's needs; manage.
– Usually follows "can". * /Some children can do with very little spending money./ Compare: GET ALONG, MAKE DO. 2. To make use of; find useful or helpful.
– Follows "can" or "could". * /After a hard day's work, a man can do with a good, hot meal./ * /After cleaning out the basement, the boy could do with a bath./