| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| double take |
look again in disbelief, can't believe my eyes
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She did a double take when Clint Eastwood walked into the store.
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| double-talk |
confusing talk, bafflegab
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His explanation of the government decision was a lot of double-talk.
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| double whammy |
two events or experiences that happen close together, synchronicity
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Talk about a double whammy! My boss tells me I've lost my job, and you tell me I've won the lottery!
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| dough |
money, dollars, moola
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Did you get some dough? We need money to buy groceries.
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| doughhead |
someone who does not think before acting
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Don't ever call him a doughhead again. He's my boyfriend.
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| dove |
a person who wants peace, pacifist
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The doves complained when the US built more nuclear weapons.
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| down |
sad, depressed, low
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She's been down ever since her cat died. She misses her cat.
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| down a peg |
(See take him down a peg)
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| down and dirty |
not polite, rude, vulgar
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The next song is down and dirty. It's called Snake's Pad.
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| down and out |
poor and unlucky, bumming and boozing
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When he was down and out, he went to the Salvation Army.
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