Significado:
A. D. Gordon 
n. A. D. Gordon, Aaron David Gordon (1856-1922), ideólogo sionista y escritor
don Idioma
beg your pardon
excuse me, please do not be offended I beg your pardon, but I am using this phone booth.
beg your pardon?
what did you say? will you repeat what you said? Beg your pardon? Did you say you are Paul Newman?
bet you dollars to donuts
"I will bet dollars, you bet donuts; give you odds" Ben is the fastest runner. I'll bet you dollars to donuts he wins.
damned if you do and damned if you don't
you are blamed if you do it and blamed if you do not, between the devil..., can't have it both ways "If you offer to help, he refuses; if you don't offer, he complains. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't."
dingbat/ding-dong
strange person, nerd, weirdo That dingbat wanted me to take off my clothes!
don't borrow trouble
"do not invite their trouble; we have enough trouble" "When I said I was going to help my neighbor get a divorce, Pat said, ""Don't borrow trouble."""
don't count your chickens before they hatch
do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""
don't eat that
do not accept that, do not believe that "After hearing the report, Ben said, ""Don't eat that, guys."""
don't get mad; get even
"do not waste your energy on anger, do get revenge; actions speak louder..." "To the victims he said, ""Don't get mad. Get even. Report this to the police."""
don't get me wrong
"do not misunderstand; take it the wrong way" "Don't get me wrong; I love literature, but I hate poetry."
don't get smart with me
show more respect, do not talk back "If you ask why, she'll say, ""Don't get smart with me."""
don't give me any of your lip
do not talk back, do not refuse to do what I ask "When the boy swore, she said, ""Don't give me any of your lip."""
don't give me that line/story etc.
do not tell me that false story Don't give me that line about a cure for the common cold.
don't go away mad; just go away
"do not be angry, but leave; you are not welcome here" "He said to the heckler, ""Don't go away mad; just go away."""
don't hand me that
(See don't give me that)
don't hold your breath
it is not going to happen soon, be prepared to wait The City will repair the street but don't hold your breath.
don't knock it
don't be negative, it could be worse """I only got a C for my report."" ""Don't knock it. I got a D."""
don't know him from Adam
do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.
don't know the first thing about it
do not know anything about it I can't fix a transmission. I don't know the first thing about it.
don't know the half of it
do not know all the facts, have not heard all of it Yes, they got divorced, but you don't know the half of it.
don't know whether you're coming or going
you are confused, you do not understand, go in circles If you believe the cult leaders, you won't know whether you're coming or going.
don't know which end is up
are confused, are mixed up After talking to four bureaucrats, I didn't know which end was up.
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
do not know what is really important, have not learned much about life If you refuse the assistance, you don't know which side your bread is buttered on.
don't know your ass from a hole in the ground
you are ignorant, you are mistaken, mixed up He said one member of the cult was so confused he didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
do not be critical of a gift, be grateful for a gift Don't evaluate a gift. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
don't make a mountain out of a molehill
do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
don't make me laugh
do not be ridiculous, don't give me that line "When I said I wrote the novel, he said, ""Don't make me laugh."""
don't make waves
do not do anything that will cause problems Our company has changed a lot. Don't make any more waves.
don't mention it
it was no trouble, no problem """Thanks for the ride,"" I said. ""Don't mention it,"" he replied."
don't push your luck
do not try to get too much, do not ask for more If Mom says maybe, don't push your luck. Be patient.
don't put all your eggs in one basket
do not invest all the money in one company Balance your investments. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
don't rock the boat
do not cause a change, do not upset anybody If the team is winning, don't rock the boat. Don't change anything.
don't sweat it
do not worry about it, you can't saw sawdust If you did your best but didn't win a medal, don't sweat it.
don't think so
do not believe it is so, think not """Do you have dandruff?"" ""I don't think so."""
done for
ruined, defeated, dying I think that the team is done for as far as this season is concerned.
done good
did well, performed well, did good "After watching the race, his dad said, ""You done good, Son."""
done in
very tired, dead tired, all in After the roundup, the oldtimer was done in - exhausted.
done it all
had a lot of experience, done every activity We need a manager who's done it all - done all the jobs.
done to a turn
cooked or baked until very tasty The steaks were done to a turn - brown and juicy.
done with
be finished using something He was finally done with the computer and so he let his sister use it.
done with it
finished using it, not using it Just leave the pen on my desk when you're done with it.
donkey's years
a very long time I talked to my friend for a long time because I hadn't seen her in donkey's years.
Donnybrook
a fight involving many people - especially in a game of hockey The Flames and the Oilers had another Donnybrook last night - a bench-clearing brawl.
hard done by
overworked, asked to do too much With all the help Bonnie gets, she's not hard done by.
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
if you force things to happen you may regret it, leave well enough alone If you force a child to talk, you may regret it. As they say, If a mussel doesn't open, don't eat it.
over and done with
done and forgotten, out of the way We were glad when the trial was over and done with - finished.
pardon me
what did you say? please repeat it Pardon me? Did you say you grew up in Hong Kong?
prima donna
one who expects special treatment or privileges A prima donna on our team might upset the other players.
two wrongs don't make a right
you can't justify a wrong action by saying that someone else did the same thing to you Two wrongs don't make a right and if someone does something bad to you you should not try and hurt them as well.
what you don't know won't hurt you
if you do not know about a problem, you do not worry Don't tell Dad I'm gay. What he doesn't know won't hurt him.