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death on
Very successful in meeting or dealing with.
Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park.
Disliking or strongly against; very strict about.
The new teacher is death on students who come late to class.
The twins' grandmother is death on smoking.
deep water
in deep water
Serious trouble or difficulty.
When Dad tried to take Mom's place for a day, he found himself in deep water.
delta wave
A brain wave 1-3 cycles per second, associated with very deep sleep.
Good night, honey, I'm off to produce some delta waves.
devil to pay
Great trouble. Used after the. A severe penalty.
If we don't finish the work by next Monday, there will be the devil to pay.
There'll be the devil to pay when the teacher finds out who broke the window.
When Jim wrecked his father's car, there was the devil to pay.
devil-may-care attitude
An attitude of no concern for financial or other loss.
"Easy come, easy go," John said in a devil-may-care attitude when he lost all of his money during a poker game.
devil-may-care
Not caring what happens; unworried.
Alfred was a devil-may-care youth but became more serious as he grew older.
Johnny has a devil-may-care feeling about his school work.
diamond in the rough
rough diamond
A very smart person without a formal education who may have untutored manners.
Jack never went to school but he is extremely talented; he is a veritable diamond in the rough.
die away
die down
To come slowly to an end; grow slowly less or weaker.
He waited until the excitement had died down.
His mother's anger died away.
The hurricane became a less serious tropical storm when its winds died down.
The music died away.
The wind died down.
We let the fire in the fireplace die down and enjoyed watching the embers as they glowed in the dark.