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Dash (1)

Dash off
- Leave somewhere quickly
- Do something quickly, especially writing

Dawn (1)

Dawn on
- Finally realise or understand something

Die (5)

Die away
- Become quieter or inaudible (of a sound)
Die down
- Decrease or become quieter
Die for
- Want something a lot
Die off
- Become extinct
Die out
- Become extinct or disappear

Dig (3)

Dig in
- Start eating greedily
Dig into
- Reach inside to get something
Dig up
- Find something that is supposed to be secret

Dine (2)

Dine out
- Have dinner outside your home
Dine out on
- Tell a story repeatedly that is well received

Dip (3)

Dip in
- Put something in a liquid for a short time
Dip into
- Read parts of a book, but not all
- Take money out of your savings
Dip out
- Leave a place without telling anyone

Disagree (1)

Disagree with
- Make someone feel sick or ill

Dish (2)

Dish out
- Serve food
- Give something, usually when you shouldn't
- Criticise, when you can't take criticism in return
Dish up
- Serve food

Dive (2)

Dive in
- Start doing something, usually without planning
- Start eating
Dive into
- Reach inside something quickly

Divvy (2)

Divvy out
- Divide, share
Divvy up
- Divide, share

Do (4)

Do away with
- Abolish, get rid of
Do out of
- Cheat somebody out of something that is rightfully theirs
Do up
- Close or fasten clothes, etc.
- Repair and renovate
Do without
- Manage without something

Doss (3)

Doss about
- Spend time doing very little or being unproductive
Doss around
- Spend time doing very little or being unproductive
Doss down
- Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don't go home

Doze (1)

Doze off
- Fall asleep

Drag (1)

Drag on
- Be unnecessarily long

Draw (7)

Draw back
- Retreat, move backwards
Draw down
- Reduce levels
- Get funding
- To deplete by consumption or heavy spending
Draw in
- Get dark earlier
- Arrive at a station (for trains)
Draw into
- Get involved in something unpleasant
Draw on
- Pass slowly (time)
- Inhale smoke from a cigarette, cigar, etc
Draw out
- Make something continue longer than needed
- Make a shy person more outgoing
Draw up
- Prepare a contract
- When a vehicle stops

Dream (2)

Dream of
- Not think or consider
Dream up
- Invent something, have an idea

Dredge (1)

Dredge up
- Discover things about someone's past

Dress (2)

Dress down
- Dress casually
- Scold
Dress up
- Dress very smartly

Drift (2)

Drift apart
- Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone
Drift off
- Start to fall asleep

Drill (3)

Drill down
- Search through layers of information on a computer
Drill down through
- Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data
Drill into
- Repeat something many times to make someone learn it

Drink (1)

Drink up
- Finish a drink

Drive (6)

Drive away
- Force an animal or someone to leave a place
Drive back
- Repulse, force back
Drive by
- Do something out of a car
Drive off
- Drive away from a place
Drive out
- Force someone to leave a place
Drive up
- Make something increase

Drone (1)

Drone on
- Talk boringly for a long time

Drop (11)

Drop around
- Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
- Deliver
Drop away
- Become smaller- amount, numbers
Drop back
- Move towards the back of a group
Drop by
- Pay a brief visit
Drop in
- Visit without having made arrangements
Drop off
- Take something or someone to a place and leave it or them there.
- Fall asleep
- Decrease in number or amount
Drop out
- Quit a course
Drop over
- Visit for a short time
Drop round
- Visit someone, often without making an arrangement
- Deliver
Drop someone in it
- Get someone into trouble
Drop through
- Come to nothing, produce no results

Drown (2)

Drown in
- Cover excessively
Drown out
- Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard

Drum (3)

Drum into
- To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition
Drum out
- Force someone out of their job or position
Drum up
- Increase support or interest

Duck (1)

Duck out of
- Avoid doing something

Duff (1)

Duff up
- Beat or hit someone repeatedly

Dumb (1)

Dumb down
- Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity

Dwell (2)

Dwell on

- Spend a lot of time on something

Dwell upon
- Spend a lot of time on something