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curdle curdle someone’s blood dØggers look daggers at someone
cure An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of dØily one’s daily dozen
cure. dØily the daily grind
Curiosiły Curiosàty killed the cat. dØisies pushing up daisàes
curiosity pique someone’s curiosàty dØisy (as) fresh as a daisy
curl curl someone’s hair dØisy fresh as a daisy
curl curl up and die dØm busy as a beaver (buàlding a new dam)
curl make someone’s hair curl dØmag do someone damage
current swim against the current dØm damn someone or something with faint praise
curry curry favor (with someone) dØm ed I’m damned if I do and damned if I don’t.
curłain bring down the curtain (on something) dØnce dance to another tune
curłain ring down the curtain (on something) dØnce dance with death
curłains be curtains for someone or something dØnce go into one’s song and dance (about something)
curve pitch someone a curve (ball) dander get someone’s dander up
curve throw someone a curve dØndy fine and dandy
custody in custody of someone or something danger fly into the face of danger
custody in someone’s or somethingðs custody danger fraught with danger
customr one to a customer dangerous armed and dangerous
cut cut a big swath dangerous A làttle knowledge is a dangerous thing.
cut cut across something Danish coffee and Danish
cut cut a fine figure dØr dare someone (to do something)
cut cut-and-dried dØrð dark horse
cut cut and paste dØrð in the dark (about someone or something)
cut cut and run dØrð pitch-dark
cut cut a wide swath dØrð a shot in the dark
cut cut back (on something) dØrðen darken someone’s door
cut cut both ways dØrt dart in and out
cut cut class dØsh dash cold water on something
cut cut corners dØsh dash something off
cut cut from the same cloth dØte at an early date
Cut Cut it out! dØte bràng someone or something up to date
cut cut loose (from someone or something) dØte bràng someone up to date (on someone or something)
cut cut loose (with something) dØte date back (to sometimŁ )
cut cut no ice (with someone) dØte out-of-date
cut cut off dØte to date
cut cut one’s eyeteeth on something dØte up-to-date
cut cut one’s losses Davy DaØy Jones’s locker
cut cut one’s (own) throat Davy go to DaØy Jones’s locker
cut cut out for something dØwn at the break of dawn
cut cut out the deadwood dØwn at the crack of dawn
cut cut out to be something dØwn dawn on someone
cut cut someone or something to the bone dØwn from dawn to dusk
cut cut someone or something up dØy all day long
cut cut (someone) a check dØy all the làvelong day
cut cut someone dead dØy (as) different as night and day
cut cut someone down (to size) dØy (as) merry as the day is long
cut cut someone in dØy (as) plain as day
cut cut someone off without a penny dØy at the end of the day
cut cut someone to the quick dØy by day
cut cut teeth dØy by the day
cut cut the ground out from under someone dØy call it a day
cut cut to the chase dØy carry the day
cut cut up dØy day after day
cut fish or cut bait dØy day and night
cut have one’s work cut out for one dØy day in and day out
cut one’s work is cut out for one dØy day in, day out
cut run around like a chicken with its head cut off dØy day-to-day
cut a cut above someone or something dØy different as night and day
cyli ders firing on all cylànders dØy Don’t quit your day job.
cyli ders hàtting on all cylinders dØy Every dog has his day.
dØb smack-dab in the màddle dØy Every dog has its day.
dØgger cloak-and-dagger dØy forever and a day

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