- Dawn on: Finally realise or understand something: The truth only DAWNED ON me much later.
- Deal in: Do business, trade: She DEALS IN paintings.
- Decide upon: Choose, select: Jane spent a long time looking at houses before she bought one, but eventually DECIDED UPON one near her office.
- Die for: Want something a lot: I’m DYING FOR the weekend- this week’s been so hard.
- Dish up: Serve food: He DISHED UP a great dinner when we got back.
- Dive into: Reach inside something quickly: She DIVED INTO her bag and pulled out a lighter.
- Do over: Do something again from the beginning, especially because you did it badly the first time: OK, we’ll DO it OVER, but try to sing the right words this time.
- Double back: Go back the way you were coming: When he saw the police, he DOUBLED BACK and went home.
- Draw into: Get involved in something unpleasant: I didn’t want to take sides because I didn’t want to get DRAWN INTO their arguments.
- Draw upon: Exploit or use knowledge, skills or information for a specific purpose or aim: I DREW UPON my previous experience to find the solution.
- Dredge up: Discover things about someone’s past: The newspapers DREDGED UP the details of his affair with his research assistant.
- Drive up: Make something increase: The market uncertainty has DRIVEN prices UP.
- Drop around: Visit someone, often without making an arrangement: We DROPPED AROUND to collect the stuff we’d left there last week.
- Drop out: Quit a course: She DROPPED OUT of college and went straight into a good job.
- Dust off: Prepare something for use that hasn’t been used for a while: They are DUSTING OFF their plans for handling conflict in the area.
- Dwell upon: Spend a lot of time on something: She DWELT UPON the economic situation in her speech.
