| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| dense |
not smart, slow at thinking, stupid, not too swift
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She knows the answers to these questions. She's just acting dense.
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| Denver boot |
a wheel block that stops a car from moving
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Greg was drunk, so the police put a Denver boot on his car.
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| deserve credit |
deserve praise or thanks, give her credit
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David deserves credit for finding the lost keys. Thank you, boy.
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| devil-may-care |
carefree, wild, on a lark
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Employers won't hire people with a devil-may-care attitude.
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| devil you say |
(See the devil you say)
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| dibs |
(See first dibs)
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| dick [B] |
penis, dink, dork, hoo-haw
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With all these winter clothes on, I can't find my dick.
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| dick |
nothing, zero, nada, zilch
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Don't listen to him. He knows dick about selling!
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| dickens of a time |
(See a dickens of a time)
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| dickens you say |
(See the dickens you say)
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