| Idiom | Meaning | Example | |
| a daredevil | a daring person, bodacious, take a chance | What a daredevil! She jumped across a ten-foot chasm! | |
| a dead giveaway | a clear signal, an obvious sign | The smile on her face was a dead giveaway that she got the job. | |
| a dead heat | a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even | A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat. | |
| a dead loss | a complete loss, a write-off (see write it off) | The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn't eat any of it. | |
| a dead ringer | a very close likeness, like a twin | Chad is a dead ringer for Mel Gibson. They look like twins. | |
| a different kettle of fish | different, not the same | A cult is not a religion. A cult is a different kettle of fish entirely. | |
| a dildo [B] | a manufactured penis, a vibrator shaped like a penis, | ||
| a dime a dozen | very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap | He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen. | |
| a dog's age | a long time, 10-15 years, a coon's age | Mel! I haven't seen you for a dog's age - at least ten years! | |
| a dog's breakfast | a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge | This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything. |
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