American & Australian

to try to get an advantage for yourself by becoming involved with something that is becoming popular or fashionable.

Older Spanish restaurants are expanding to try to catch the tapas wave.

• dog-in-the-manger
• dog's breakfast
• dog's dinner
• dog-tired
• do head in
• do homework
• do justice to
• do justice to someone
• do justice to something
• do level best
• dollars-and-cents
• dollar signs in eyes
• dollar signs in someone's eyes
• dollars to donuts
• dollars to doughnuts
• Do me a favour!
• do me a favour
• domino effect
• do more harm than good
• done deal
• done dressed up like a dog's dinner
• done for
• done in
• done thing
• done up up like a dog's dinner