Tham khảo tài liệu '104 idioms beginning with 'd'', tài liệu phổ thông, ôn thi đh-cđ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 104 Idioms Beginning With D D Daft as a brush UK Someone who is daft as a brush is rather stupid. Damp squib UK If something is expected to have a great effect or impact but doesn t it is a damp squib. Dark horse If someone is a dark horse they are a bit of a mystery. Daylight robbery If you are overcharged or underpaid it is a daylight robbery open unfair and hard to prevent. Rip-off has a similar meaning. Dead air When there is a period of total silence there is dead air. Dead and buried If something is dead and buried it has all long been settled and is not going to be reconsidered. Dead as a dodo If something s dead as a dodo it is lifeless and dull. The dodo was a bird that lived the island of Mauritius. It couldn t fly and was hunted to extinction. Dead as a doornail This is used to indicate that something is lifeless. Dead duck If something is a dead duck it is a failure. Dead from the neck up Someone who s dead from the neck up is very stupid indeed. Dead heat If a race ends in a dead heat two or more finish with exactly the same result. Dead in the water If something is dead in the water it isn t going anywhere or making any progress. Dead man walking A dead man walking is someone who is in great trouble and will certainly get punished lose their job or position etc soon. Dead meat This is used as a way of threatening someone You ll be dead meat if you don t go along. Dead men s shoes If promotion or success requires replacing somebody then it can only be reached by dead men s shoes by getting rid of them. Dead to the world If somebody s fast asleep and completely unaware of what if happening around them he or she s dead to the world. Dear John letter A letter written by a partner explaining why they are ending the relationship is a Dear John letter. Death of a thousand cuts If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts or death by a thousand cuts lots of small bad things are happening none of which are fatal in themselves but which add up to a .
