Do The Running :



Dish The Dirt :

If you dish the dirt on something or someone, you make unpleasant or shocking information public.




Do A Devon Loch :

Devon loch was a horse that collapsed just short of the winning line of the Grand National race

If someone does a Devon Loch, they fail when they are very close to winning.




Do A Lord Lucan :

If someone disappears without a trace or runs off, they do A Lord Lucan.

Lord Lucan is believed to have disappeared after a murder.




Do A Runner :

If people leave a restaurant without paying, they do a runner.




Do As You Would Be Done By :

The phrase implies that one should treat and respect others as you would hope to be respected and treated by them.




Do The Needful :

If you do the needful, you do what is necessary.




Do The Running :

The person who has to do the running has to make sure that things get done.




Do Their Dirty Work :

Someone who does someone’s dirty work carries out the unpleasant jobs that the first person does not want to do.




Do’s and Don’ts :

The do’s and don’ts are what is acceptable or allowed or not within an area or issue.




Dodge The Bullet :

If someone has dodged a bullet, they have successfully avoided every serious problem.




Dog and Pony Show :

A dong and pony show is a presentation or some marketing that has lots of style, but no real content.




Dog Days :

Dog days are very hot summer days.



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