[dollar] See: BET ONE’S BOTTOM DOLLAR at BET ONE’S BOOTS, FEEL LIKE AMILLION or FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS, LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.

[doll up]{v.}, {slang} 1. To dress in fine or fancy clothes.•/The girls dolled up for the big school dance of the year./ •/The girlswere all dolled up for the Christmas party./ 2. To make more pretty orattractive. •/The classrooms were all dolled up with Christmasdecorations./ Compare: DECKED OUT.

[done for]{adj. phr.} Finished; dead. •/When the police burst in onthe crooks, they knew they were done for./

[done to a turn] See: TO A T or TO A TURN.

[done with]{adj. phr.} Finished; completed. •/As soon as you’re donewith your work, give us a call./

[don’t cross your bridges until you come to them] See: CROSS A BRIDGEBEFORE ONE COMES TO IT.

[don’t cry before you’re hurt] See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT.

[don’t let’s] See: LET’S DON’T.

[don’t look a gift horse in the mouth] See: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.

[do one a good turn]{v. phr.} To perform an act of kindness,friendship, or help to another person, unselfishly, without expectation ofreward. •/"I’ll be happy to help you any time you need it," John said."After all you have done me so many good turns."/

[do one good]{v. phr.} To benefit. •/The fresh air will do you goodafter having been inside the house all day./

[do one good] or [do one’s heart good] {v. phr.} To givesatisfaction; please; gratify. •/It does my heart good to see those childrenplay./

[do one’s best]{v. phr.} To perform at one’s optimum capacity; spareno effort in fulfilling one’s duties. •/"I’ve really done my best teachingyou people," the tired professor said on the last day of classes. "I hope yougot something out of this course."/

[do one’s bit] or [part] {v. phr.} To shoulder one’s share ofresponsibility in a communal undertaking; shirk one’s obligation. •/"Let mego home and rest, fellows, " John said. "I think I’ve done my bit for thisproject. "/

[do one’s thing] or [do one’s own thing] {v. phr.}, {informal}1. To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing. •/Two thousand fanspaid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing./ 2. To follow one’sbent; for example, to be engaged in left-wing politics, some sort ofmeditation, or use of drugs (particularly in the sixties). •/The hippies weredoing their own thing when the cops came and busted them./ 3. To be engagedin an unusual activity that strikes others as odd. •/Leave Jim alone, he’sjust doing his own thing when he’s standing on his head./

[do one’s worst]{v. phr.} To do one’s utmost by resorting to everyfoul means possible. •/Hitler did his worst to drive out the Allied invasionfrom Europe, but he failed./

[door] See: AT DEATH’S DOOR, AT ONE’S DOOR, CLOSED-DOOR, CLOSE ITS DOORS,CLOSE THE DOOR or BAR THE DOOR or SHUT THE DOOR, DARKEN ONE S DOOR, or DARKENTHE DOOR, FOOT IN THE DOOR, KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR, LAY AT ONE’S DOOR,LOCK THE BARN DOOR AFTER THE HORSE IS STOLEN, NEXT DOOR, OPEN ITS DOORS, OPENTHE DOOR, SHOW THE DOOR, SLAM THE DOOR IN ONE’S FACE at IN ONE’S FACE.

[do-or-die]{adj.} Strongly decided, very eager and determined.•/With a real do-or-die spirit the team scored two touchdowns in the lastfive minutes of the game./ •/The other army was larger but our men showed ado-or-die determination and won the battle./

[doorstep] See: AT ONE’S DOOR or AT ONE’S DOOR-STEP.

[do over]{v. phr.} 1. To renovate; redecorate. •/The new owners aregoing to do over the entire building in the fall./ 2. To repeat. •/Pleasedo that math problem over until you get it right./

[dope out]{v.}, {slang} To think of something that explains.•/The detectives tried to dope out why the man was murdered./ Syn.: FIGUREOUT.

[do proud] See: DO CREDIT.

[do someone out of something]{v.}, {informal} To cause to lose bytrickery or cheating. •/The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 byovercharging me./

[dose of one’s own medicine] or [taste of one’s own medicine] {n.phr.} Being treated in the same way you treat others; something bad done toyou as you have done bad to other people. •/Jim was always playing tricks onother boys. Finally they decided to give him a dose of his own medicine./

[dot] See: ON THE DOT also ON THE BUTTON.

[do tell]{interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used toshow that you are a little surprised by what you hear. •/"You say George isgoing to get married after all these years? Do tell!" said Mrs. Green./ Syn.:YOU DON’T SAY.

[do the business]{v. phr.}, {informal} To do what is needed orwanted; get the job done; take proper action. •/The boys had trouble inrolling the stone, but four of them did the business./ •/When the littleboy cut his finger a bandage did the business./

[do the honors]{v. phr.} To act as host or hostess (as in introducingguests, carving, or paying other attentions to guests.) •/The president ofthe club will do the honors at the banquet./

[do the trick]{v. phr.}, {informal} To bring success in doingsomething; have a desired result. •/Jim was not passing in English, but hestudied harder and that did the trick./ •/The car wheels slipped on theice, so Tom put sand under them, which did the trick./ Compare: TURN THETRICK.

[do things by halves]{v. phr.} To do things in a careless andincomplete way. •/When he reads a book he always does it by halves; he seldomfinishes it./

[do time] or [doing time] See: DO A STRETCH.

[do to death]{v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that itbecomes extremely boring or tiresome. •/The typical car chase scene in motionpictures has been done to death./

[dot the i’s and cross the t’s]{v. phr.} To be careful, thorough, andpay close attention to detail. •/"The best way to get an A on the finalexam," the teacher said, "is for every one to dot the i’s and cross thet’s."/ Compare: MIND ONE’S P’S AND Q’S.

[double back]{v.} 1. To turn back on one’s way or course. •/Theescaped prisoner doubled back on his tracks./ 2. To fold over; usually in themiddle. •/The teacher told Johnny to double back the sheet of paper and tearit in half./

[double check]{n.} A careful second check to be sure that something isright; a careful look for errors. •/The policeman made a double check on thedoors in the shopping area./

[double-check]{v.} 1. To do a double check on; look at again verycarefully. •/When the last typing of his book was finished, the authordouble-checked it./ 2. To make a double check; look carefully at something.•/The proofreader double-checks against errors./

[double-cross]{v.} To promise one thing and deliver another; todeceive. •/The lawyer double-crossed the inventor by manufacturing the gadgetinstead of fulfilling his promise to arrange a patent for his client./Compare: SELL DOWN THE RIVER, TWO-TIME.

[double date]{n.}, {informal} A date on which two couples gotogether. •/John and Nancy went with Mary and Bill on a double date./

[double-date]{v.}, {informal} To go on a double date; date withanother couple. •/John and Nancy and Mary and Bill double-date./