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2022-12-17
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1. dark days: period backwardness.
- The period of Middle Ages in Europe is regarded as ‘dark days’ from the point of view of progress in art and literature.
2. daylight robbery: daring cheating and robbing in day.
- The daylight robberies in the city have become so common that the people are under panic.
3. dead loss: total loss.
- His house was burgled last night and his dead loss was about one million rupees.
4. a dog in the manger policy: a detrimental policy to self and others.
- Lago in Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’ is an example of a dog in the manger policy.
5. a double-minded person: a person with a wavering mind.
- There are a large number of double-minded persons who cannot make a clear decision easily.
6. a drawn game: an undecided game.
- Both the teams in the hockey final match scored two goals each, so it was declared a drawn game.
7. a drunken quarrel: a quarrel between intoxicated persons.
- Sometime a drunken quarrel takes a very serious and violent turn.
8. dutch courage: courage shown under the excitement of intoxication only
- It has been commonly seen that the persons who often show Dutch courage fail to do the real acts of courage and bravery.
9. (at) death’s door: on the point of dying.
- The old man called his all the sons and advised them, to live unitedly when he was at death’s door.
10. dying prayer: prayer uttered by a person who is on the point of death.
- It is true that the dying prayer comes out of a true heart.
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