Dash off- Leave somewhere quickly
- Do something quickly, especially writing
Dawn on- Finally realise or understand something
Die away- Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)Die down- Decrease or become quieterDie for- Want something a lotDie off- Become extinctDie out- Become extinct or disappear
Dig in- Start eating greedilyDig into- Reach inside to get somethingDig up- Find something that is supposed to be secret
Dine out- Have dinner outside your homeDine out on- Tell a story repeatedly that is well received
Dip in- Put something in a liquid for a short timeDip into- Read parts of a book, but not allDip out
- Take money out of your savings- Leave a place without telling anyone
Disagree with- Make someone feel sick or ill
Dish out- Serve foodDish up
- Give something, usually when you shouldn't
- Criticise, when you can't take criticism in return- Serve food
Dive in- Start doing something, usually without planningDive into
- Start eating- Reach inside something quickly
Divvy out- Divide, shareDivvy up- Divide, share
Do away with- Abolish, get rid ofDo out of- Cheat somebody out of something that is rightfully theirsDo up- Close or fasten clothes, etc.Do without
- Repair and renovate- Manage without something
Doss about- Spend time doing very little or being unproductiveDoss around- Spend time doing very little or being unproductiveDoss down- Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home
Doze off- Fall asleep
Drag on- Be unnecessarily long
Draw back- Retreat, move backwardsDraw down- Reduce levelsDraw in
- Get funding
- To deplete by consumption or heavy spending- Get dark earlierDraw into
- Arrive at a station (for trains)- Get involved in something unpleasantDraw on- Pass slowly (time)Draw out
- Inhale smoke from a cigarette, cigar, etc- Make something continue longer than neededDraw up
- Make a shy person more outgoing- Prepare a contract
- When a vehicle stops
Dream of- Not think or considerDream up- Invent something, have an idea
Dredge up- Discover things about someone's past
Dress down- Dress casuallyDress up
- Scold- Dress very smartly
Drift apart- Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someoneDrift off- Start to fall asleep
Drill down- Search through layers of information on a computerDrill down through- Get to the bottom of something, get detailed dataDrill into- Repeat something many times to make someone learn it
Drink up- Finish a drink
Drive away- Force an animal or someone to leave a placeDrive back- Repulse, force backDrive by- Do something out of a carDrive off- Drive away from a placeDrive out- Force someone to leave a placeDrive up- Make something increase
Drone on- Talk boringly for a long time
Drop around- Visit someone, often without making an arrangementDrop away
- Deliver- Become smaller- amount, numbersDrop back- Move towards the back of a groupDrop by- Pay a brief visitDrop in- Visit without having made arrangementsDrop off- Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.Drop out
- Fall asleep
- Decrease in number or amount- Quit a courseDrop over- Visit for a short timeDrop round- Visit someone, often without making an arrangementDrop someone in it
- Deliver- Get someone into troubleDrop through- Come to nothing, produce no results
Drown in- Cover excessivelyDrown out- Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard
Drum into- To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetitionDrum out- Force someone out of their job or positionDrum up- Increase support or interest
Duck out of- Avoid doing something
Duff up- Beat or hit someone repeatedly
Dumb down- Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity
Dwell on- Spend a lot of time on somethingDwell upon- Spend a lot of time on something
