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die is cast
To make an irrevocable decision. (From Julius Caesar's famous words in Latin, alea iacta est, when he crossed the river Rubicon, which meant war.)
Everything was ready for the invasion of Europe, the die had been cast, and there was no turning back now.
dime a dozen
Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common.
Общее; нечто распространённое, навалом, "вагон и маленькая тележка".
Cut-rate auto dealerships are a dime a dozen since the economy started going bad.
С тех пор как экономика начала ухудшаться, появилось навалом дилерских центров, продающих машины по сниженной цене.
Mr. Jones gives A's to only one or two students, but in Mr. Smith's class, A's are a dime a dozen.
dime store
five-and-dime
five-and-ten
A store that sells things that cost little.
Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.
dine on ashes
досл. Обедать на руинах. Уделять много внимания неудачам, которые случились в прошлом.
You have to think about your successes, not this one failure. You have done a lot for this company. You don't need to dine on ashes all the time.
Нужно думать о своих успехах, а не об этой единственной неудаче. Ты так много сделал для этой компании. Необязательно всё время изводить себя.
dirt cheap
Extremely inexpensive.
The apartment we are renting is dirt cheap compared to other apartments of similar size in this neighborhood.
dirty old man
An older man who shows an unhealthy interest in young girls.
"Stay away from Uncle Algernon, Sally," her mother warned. "He is a dirty old man."
dirty one's hands
soil one's hands
To lower or hurt one's character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing.
I would not soil my hands by going with bad people and doing bad things.
The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination.
disappear into thin air
evaporate into thin air
vanish into thin air
To disappear quickly, without leaving a trace.
Jack just vanished into thin air before the meeting had started.
Money seems to disappear into thin air these days.