{"id":3324,"date":"2022-05-12T05:32:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Phrasal verbs starting with D (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-d\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With D<\/a>). A Phrasal verb lik"},"modified":"2022-05-12T05:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T05:32:54","slug":"phrasal-verbs-starting-with-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs Starting With D"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2718718148\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phrasal verbs starting with D (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-d\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With D<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Damp down, Damp off, Dash down, Dash off, Dawn on, Deal in, Deal with, Decide on, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs With D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Damp down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Calm or reduce feelings, emotions<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She tried to damp down her feelings of despair.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Damp off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> When there is too much moisture and a plant is affected by fungal parasites<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The shoots are beginning to damp off.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Dash down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Write something quickly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Their centre made a dash down the right flank.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dash off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Leave somewhere quickly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Should he dash off a few writs?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dawn on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Finally realise or understand something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> It was beginning to dawn on her that she had been fooled.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Deal in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Do business, trade<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> This newspaper doesn&#8217;t deal in gossip, only in facts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Deal with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be about, use as a subject matter<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She has a lot of correspondence to deal with.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Decide on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Choose, select<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I can&#8217;t decide on who to invite.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Decide upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Choose, select<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> A tribunal is given authority to decide upon a particular issue.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Deck out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Decorate or dress for special occasion<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The canteen was decked out with Christmas decorations.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Delve into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Examine, investigate<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> To delve into interface design further, consider video on-demand.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dial in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Join a teleconference<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> A remote access dial in user service(RADIUS) authentication, authorization and account system is constructed.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dial into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Join a teleconference<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The user makes a local call to dial into the Internet, then talks into a microphone.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dial up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Connect to a computer with a phone and modem<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They claim that the dial up approach cuts the cost of two-way motion video by up to 90 percent.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dig down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend your own money<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The customer will not dig down for such food.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dig in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Start eating greedily<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I usually dig in a small barrow load of compost in late summer.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dig into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Reach inside to get something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I&#8217;m going to have to dig into my savings again.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dig out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Find something you haven&#8217;t used, seen, etc, for a long time<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Firefighters helped to dig out the people trapped in the snowdrift.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dig up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Find something that is supposed to be secret<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The children helped their parents to dig up potatoes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dime out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Report someone to authorities, etc<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> His friends Dimed him out and he was arrested.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dine out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Have dinner outside your home<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They would dine out together once a month.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dine out on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Tell a story repeatedly that is well received<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> How long can she dine out on her former success?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dip in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Put something in a liquid for a short time<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The dip in prices this summer will be brutal.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dip into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Read parts of a book, but not all<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I usually dip into a book before deciding whether to buy it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dip out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Leave a place without telling anyone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The party was so dull I dipped out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Disagree with<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make someone feel sick or ill<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The conclusions disagree with the facts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dish out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Serve food<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Grandmother asked me to dish out salad.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dish up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Serve food<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She asked Mary to help her dish up the dinner.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dive in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Start doing something, usually without planning<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The band played in every smoky dive in town.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dive into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Reach inside something quickly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We make a dive into the motel office, two travelling strangers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Divide up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Share<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The idea is to divide up the country into four sectors.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Divvy out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Divide, share<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The waiters and waitresses divvy out the tips at the end of the night.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Divvy up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Divide, share<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The thieves agreed to divvy up with the spoils.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dob in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Report someone to teachers, authorities, etcHe DOBBED me IN to the teacher.<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He dobbed me in to the teacher.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Dole out<\/strong><br><\/span><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Give out, distribute<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I got out my wallet and began to dole out the money.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Doss about<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend time doing very little or being unproductive<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I couldn&#8217;t get down to my work and dossed about all night.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Doss around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend time doing very little or being unproductive<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I spent the afternoon dossing around.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Doss down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Sleep somewhere temporarily because you don&#8217;t go home<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She knew that Harry liked to doss down in the porch.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Doze off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Fall asleep<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The film was so boring that I dozed off in the middle of it.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drag on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be unnecessarily long<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drag out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Make something last longer than necessary<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drag out of<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Force someone to confess or tell the truth<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>But all we said, not a word could we drag out of him.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dream of<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Not think or consider<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dream up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Invent something, have an idea<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> You dream up a yard of sandpaper, damp, you&#8217;re talking tongue.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dredge up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Discover things about someone&#8217;s past<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The papers keep trying to dredge up details of his past love life.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dress down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Dress casually<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> We dress down at work these days, unless we&#8217;re going to a client meeting.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dress up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Dress very smartly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> I thought I&#8217;d dress up the frozen pizza with a few extra tomatoes and olives.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drift apart<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Slowly cease to be close to or friends with someone<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The drift apart had been gradual.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drift off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Start to fall asleep<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Sometimes he would drift off into reverie, and gaze out of the window for hours.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drill down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Search through layers of information on a computer<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The oil workers had to drill down 500 feet to find oil.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drill down through<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Get to the bottom of something, get detailed data<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They drilled down through the information to find the truth.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drill into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Repeat something many times to make someone learn it<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Parents often try to drill into their children how much they owe them.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drink up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Finish a drink<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> She told the children to drink up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drone on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Talk boringly for a long time<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The chairman droned on for hours.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drown in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Cover excessively<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The latter drown in their self-made paradoxical logic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drown out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Be so loud that another sound cannot be heard<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The loud cheers drown out his shouts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drum into<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> To make someone learn or believe something by constant repetition<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> They tipped the contents of one oil drum into the car and threw in a burning rag.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drum out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Force someone out of their job or position<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Sailors caught in a drugs scandal are to be drummed out of the service.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drum up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Increase support or interest<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The organization is using the event to drum up business.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dry off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Dry something quickly, or dry the surface<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The fresh flowers keep well and dry off naturally, once mature, while in use in arrangements.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dry out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Stop drinking or taking drugs when addicted<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The plaster will have to dry out before you can paint the room.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dry up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Lose all the water from a river, lake, source, etc<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Foreign investment may dry up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Duck out of<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Avoid doing something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> No parent can duck out of his duty to his children.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Duff up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Beat or hit someone repeatedly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> He was duffed up in a night club last night.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dumb down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Reduce the intellectual level of something in search of popularity<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The programme producers claimed they had to dumb down.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dump on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Treat someone badly<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Homosexuals have also made it a practice to dump on religious leaders.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dust down<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Prepare something for use that hasn&#8217;t been used for a while<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> The government is dusting down its plans for dealing with an Ebola epidemic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dust off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Prepare something for use that hasn&#8217;t been used for a while<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Flick the dust off and we will use this table.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dwell on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend a lot of time on something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Let&#8217;s not dwell on your past mistakes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Dwell upon<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning:<\/strong> Spend a lot of time on something<br><strong>Example:<\/strong> Some of the 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