分享最近学的 Some Idioms-Beginning With D

binfen99

dark horse- if someone is a dark horse, they are a bit of a mystery

daylight robbery- if you are overcharged or underpaid, it is a daylight robbery; open,unfire and hard to prevent. Rip-off has a similar meaning

deep pockets- if someone has deep pockets, they are wealthy

dinosaur- a dinosaur is a person who is thought to be too old for their position

don't hold your breath- if you are told not to hold your breath, it means that you shouldn't have high expectations about something

binfen99

don't judge a book by the cover-this idiom means that you should not judge something or someone by appearances, but should look deeper at what is inside and more important

don't shoot the messenger- this phrase can used when breaking some bad news to someone and you don't want to be blamed for the news

down the drain- if something goes down the drain,especially money or work, it is wasted or if something has gone down the tubes,it has failed or been ruined

drag your feet- if someone is dragging their feet, they are taking too long to do or finish something, usually because they don't want to do it
unacceptable

draw the shortest straw- if someone draws the shortest straw, they lose or are chosen to do something unpleasant

blackberry028

谢谢分享，我也今天刚学了hold one's breath的短语，在这里也看到了，加深记忆和理解，哈哈

tryitagain

这些直接翻成中文也很好理解。