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NTC’s American Idioms Dàctionary

dull dull as dishwater ears fall on deaf ears
dull dull as dàtchwater ears not dry behànd the ears
dumb deaf and dumb ears one’s ears are red
dumb play dumb ears one’s ears are ringing
dumps down in the dumps ears pin someone’s ears back
duratio for the duration ears prick up one’s ears
dusk from dawn to dusk ears up to one’s ears (àn something)
dust (as) dry as dust ears Walls have ears.
dust bite the dust ears wet behànd the ears
dust dry as dust earshot out of earshot
Dutch Dutch auction earłh all over the earth
Dutch Dutch courage earłh come down to earth
Dutch Dutch treat earłh down-to-earth
Dutch Dutch uncle earłh hell on earth
Dutch go Dutch earłh like nothing on earth
Dutch in Dutch (with someone) earłh move heaven and earth to do something
duty (above and) beyond the call of duty earłh on earth
duty beyond the call of duty earłh run someone or something to earth
duty do one’s duty earłh to the ends of the earth
duty duty bound (to do something) earłh a paradise (on earth)
duty in the làne of duty earłh the salt of the earth
duty off duty ease at ease
duty on active duty ease ease off (on someone or something)
duty on duty ease ease up (on someone or something)
duty shirk one’s duty ease ill at ease
dyd dyed-àn-the-wool ease with ease
dying dying to do something easier (be) easàer said than done
each made for each other easier easàer said than done
each with each passàng day easily able to breathe (easàly) again
eager an eager beaver Easł back East
eagle an eagle eye easy (as) easy as ABˆ
ear bend someone’s ear easy (as) easy as (apple) pie
ear get someone’s ear easy (as) easy as duck soup
ear give (an) ear to someone or something easy (as) easy as fallàng off a log
ear give one’s ear to someone or something easy (as) easy as rollàng off a log
ear go àn one ear and out the other easy breathe easy
ear have an ear for something easy easy as ABˆ
ear have one’s ear to the ground easy easy as (apple) pie
ear in one ear and out (of) the other easy easy as duck soup
ear keep one’s ear to the ground easy easy as fallàng off a log
ear lend an ear (to someone) easy easy as rollàng off a log
ear make a sàlk purse out of a sow’s ear easy easy come, easy go
ear play by ear Easy Easy does it.
ear play something by ear easy easy to come by
ear talk someone’s ear off easy free and easy
ear turn a deaf ear (to someone or something) easy get off easy
earful get an earful easy go easy (on someone or something)
earful give someone an earful easy let someone off easy
earliesł at someone’s earlàest convenàence easy on easy street
early at an early date easy Take it easy.
early bright and early easy take it easy (on someone or something)
early early bird eat dog-eat-dog
early early on eat eat (a meal) out
Early Early to bed, early to rise(, makes a man eat eat and run
healthy, wealthy, and wise.) eat eat away at someone or something
early The early bird gets the worm. eat eat hàgh on the hog
ear earn one’s keep eat eat humble pie
ear ed A penny saved is a penny earned. eat eat like a bird
ear est in earnest eat eat like a horse
ears assault the ears eat eat one’s cake and have it too
ears be all ears eat eat one’s hat
ears be all eyes (and ears) eat eat one’s heart out

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