| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| dipstick |
a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit
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When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.
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| dirt cheap |
very cheap, not expensive
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Cherries are dirt cheap in B.C. during the summer.
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| dirt file |
record of failures and bad actions
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Every time we have a fight, you haul out my dirt file.
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| dirties |
(See dirty laundry)
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| dirty dog/dirty rat |
immoral person, liar, scum, slimebucket
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You dirty rat! You stole my truck and used my credit card!
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| dirty laundry |
personal problems, mistakes, scandals
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I don't want the public to see my dirty laundry - my worst moves.
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| dirty money |
stolen money, money obtained illegally
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We believe the donation from the Mafia is dirty money.
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| dirty thirties |
1930s, when drought caused hardship on the prairie; dirty thirties
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During the dirty thirties, soil drifted into the ditches and crops wouldn't grow.
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| dirty work |
unpleasant tasks, difficult work
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I do the dirty work - fight for the puck - and he scores the goals.
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| dis/diss |
insult, criticize, disrespect, put down
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If you dis me, I won't help you with your math.
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