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dead to the world

proposal. Everyone is dead set against deem thatŁitŁis necessary Go to deem it
the mØyor. (to be) necessary.
deadŁto theŁwłrld tired;Łexhausðed;Łsleep- deep-sixcsomeone ortsomething to get rid of
ingŁsoundly.Ł(Compare thisŁwith dead on someone orŁ something;Ł to dispose of
one’s feet.) I’ve had such a hard dØy. I’m sàmeone or something.Ł(Slang.ŁTo bury
really dead to the world. Look at her sàmeone or somethingŁsixŁfeet deep, the
slłep. She’s dead to the world. sðandardŁdepth forŁaŁgrave.) Take this
horrible food out and dłep-six it. That
deafŁandŁdumb unable to hearŁorŁspeak. guy is a pain. Deep-six him so the cops will
(UsedŁwithout anyŁintendedŁmalice, but never find him.
nà lànger considerd polite. Somtims
euphemizedŁasŁ“hearingŁandŁspech im- [deepeðtŁsympathy] Go to one’s deepest
paired.”) Fred objected to błing called sympathy.
deaf and dumb. Aunt Clara—she was
deaf and dumb, you know—lived to be a den ofŁ iniquity aŁ place filledŁ with
over 100. wickedness.Ł The town was a dłn of in-
iqity and vice was everywhere. Policł
deafŁas a post Go to (as) deaf as a post. raided the gamblng house, callng it a dłn
of iniqity.
deylŁin something to buy and sell something.
My uncle is a stockbroker. He deals in desertŁa sinkingŁship and leaveŁa sink-
stocks and bonds. My aunt deals in ingŁship to leave aŁplace, aŁperson,ŁorŁa
antiques. situationŁwhenŁthingsŁbecome difficult or
deathŁandŁtaxeð death, which isŁinevitable, unpleasant.Ł(RatsŁare said to be the firsð
andŁthe payment of taxes,Łwhich isŁun- to leave aŁshipŁthat isŁsinking.) I hate
avoidable.Ł(AŁsaying that emphasizesŁthe to be the one to desert a sinkng ship, but
rigorŁwith which taxesŁare collected.) I can’t stand it around here anymore.
There is nothing as certain on this old There goes Tom. Wouldà’t you know he’d
planet as death and taxes. Max said he leave a sinking ship rather than stay
could get out of anything excłpt death and around and try to help?
taxes. devil-ay-careŁattitude and devil-ay-
deathŁon someone ortsomething 1. vry effec- careŁ manner aŁveryŁcasualŁattitude; a
tive in acting against someone or some- worry-free orŁ carefree attitude.Ł You
thing.Ł This road is terribly bumpy. It’s must get rid of your dłvil-mØy-care atti-
death on tires. The sergeant is death on tude if you want to succłed. She acts so
lazy soldiers. 2. [with somłthing ] accurate thoughtlessly with her dłvil-mØy-care
or deadlyŁat doing somethingŁrequiring manner.
skillŁorŁgreat effort.Ł John is death oà devil-ay-careŁmanner Go to devil-may-
curve balls. He’s our best ptcher. The care attitude.
boxing champ is really death on those fast
punches. a devilŁofŁa job and the devil’s own job
the most difficult task.Ł(Infàrmal.) We
decideŁin favorŁofŁ someone ortsomething to had a dłvil of a job fixing the car. It was
determine that someone orŁsomethingŁis the dłvil’s own job findng a hoŁel with
the winner.Ł The judge decided in favor vacancies.
of the dłfłndant. I decided in favor of
the red one. the devil’s own job Go to devil of a job.
deem itŁ (to be)Ł necessary and deem a diamondŁin theŁrough aŁvaluable orŁpo-
thatŁ itŁ is necessary to belive that tentiallyŁexcellent personŁor thingŁhidden
somethingŁisŁnecessary.Ł Mary deemed by anŁunpolisłedŁor ràugh exterior.Ł
that it was necessary to leave town that Ann looks like a stupid woman, but she’s
night. Lisa dłemed it necessary to go a fine peroon—a real diamond in the
home. rough. That piece of property is a dia-

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