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IDIOM: dicey (adj)
MEANING: risky; uncertain; taking a big
chance
EXAMPLE: Buying stock in lesser-known companies
can be a little dicey.
IDIOM: to ditch class
MEANING: to skip class; to play hookey
EXAMPLE: Omar ditched class yesterday, and
he missed an important test.
IDIOM: to do a bang-up job
MEANING: to do a very good job; do very
well at something
EXAMPLE: Veronica did a bang-up job on her
English project. She got the highest score in the class.
IDIOM: Don't count your chickens until they
hatch
MEANING: Don't assume that something will
happen until it has happened
EXAMPLE: Nina: "I want to buy a new car
and a house when I win the lotto next week."
Tess: "Don't count your chickens until they hatch!"
IDIOM: (be) down in the dumps
MEANING: to be depressed; sad
EXAMPLE: After the World Trade Center was
destroyed, many people were down in the dumps for a long time. Some people
will probably never feel better.
RELATED: (be) blue
IDIOM: to drag one's feet
MEANING: to delay; to take longer than necessary
to do something
EXAMPLE: It seems like the clerk at the
government office is dragging his feet. My visa should have been approved
weeks ago.
IDIOM: to drop (one) a line
MEANING: to write to (one)
EXAMPLE: "Please drop me a line when you
get to Taiwan."
RELATED: to keep in touch
COMING SOON:
dead tired
devil's advocate
die away
different strokes for different folks
dish it out
do a bang-up job
do without
dressed to kill
dressed to the nines