| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| Dumpster diving |
searching in the garbage to find bottles etc.
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No. This college does not offer a course in Dumpster diving.
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| durn |
(See darn)
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| dust |
ruined, dead, done for, toast
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If you smuggle drugs into the US, you're dust. You'll go to jail.
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| dust bunny |
ball of dust on the floor, dust that looks like fur
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On Saturday morning I vacuum up the dust bunnies before I go out.
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| dust devil |
small whirlwind, twister
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Dust devils seemed to follow us as we walked across the field.
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| dust-up |
(See a dust-up)
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| Dutch treat |
everyone pays for his/her own lunch etc.; dubs
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When we go for eats, let's go Dutch. That's fair, eh.
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| duty calls |
it is my duty, I must do a task
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"Duty calls," he said, opening a book to begin his homework.
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| dyed in the wool |
confirmed, certain of his beliefs, card-carrying ...
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A dyed-in-the-wool democrat - that's me. I believe in democracy.
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| dying seconds |
(See the dying seconds)
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