Doggy Bag :



Dog Eat Dog :

In a dog eat dog world, there is intense competition and rivalry where everybody thinks only of himself or herself.




Dog in The Manger :

Allowing neither party to be benefited

If someone acts like a dog in the manger, they do not want other people to have or enjoy things that are useless o them.

He adopts a dog in the manger policy for he neither lives himself in the house nor allows others to live in it.




Dog Tired :

If you are dog tired, you are exhausted.




Dog’s Dinner :

Something that is a dog’s dinner is a real mess.




Dog’s Life :

If someone has a dog’s life, they have a very unfortunate and wretched life.




Dog-Eared :

If a book is dog-eared, it is in bad condition with torn pages.




Dog-Whistle Politics :

When political parties have policies that will appeal to racists while not being overtly racist, they are indulging in dog-whistle politics.




Doggy Bag :

If you ask for a doggy bag in a restaurant, they will pack the food you have not eaten for you to take home.




Doldrums :

If a person is in the doldrums, he is depressed. If a project or something similar is in the doldrums, it is not making any progress.




Dollars for Doughnuts :

If something is dollars for doughnuts, it is a sure bet or certainty.




Donkey’s Years :

This idiom means a very long time.




Do Not Bite The Hand That Feeds. :

When someone says this to you, they are trying to tell you not to act against those on whom you depend.



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