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111round dozen — A full dozen • • • Main Entry: ↑dozen …
112(a) dime a dozen — a dime a dozen informal phrase extremely common, and therefore not very valuable or special Writers like him are a dime a dozen. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym Main entry: dime * * * a ˌdi …
113six of one, half dozen of the other — six of one, half (a) dozen of the other (US) (or chiefly Brit six of one and half a dozen of the other) informal used to say that you do not see any real difference between two possible choices “Which do you prefer?” “I don t care; it s six of… …
114by the dozen — or[by the hundred] or[by the thousand] {adv. phr.} Very many at one time; in great numbers. * /Tommy ate cookies by the down./ Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers. * /The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds./ * /The enemy …
115six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — {n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It s six of one and half a dozen of the other./ * /Johnny says it s six of one and half a dozen of the other whether he does …
116by the dozen — or[by the hundred] or[by the thousand] {adv. phr.} Very many at one time; in great numbers. * /Tommy ate cookies by the down./ Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers. * /The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds./ * /The enemy …
117six of one and half-a-dozen of the other — {n. phr.} Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. * /Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It s six of one and half a dozen of the other./ * /Johnny says it s six of one and half a dozen of the other whether he does …
118Long dozen — Long Long, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS. long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr, Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125. Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.] 1. Drawn …
119Dean Dozen — The Dean Dozen in American politics, was the collective term for six groups of 12 candidates endorsed by Democracy for America, the political action committee led by former Vermont governor and presidential candidate Howard Dean, in the 2004… …
120Dirty Dozen (American football) — For the film, see The Dirty Dozen. The Dirty Dozen is the nickname referring to the rookies drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1975. These players were sometimes credited with helping the Cowboys advance to Super Bowl X and was a key foundation of… …
