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121The Dirty Dozen — Título Doce del patíbulo Los doce del patíbulo Ficha técnica Dirección Robert Aldrich Producción Raymond Anzarut Kenneth Hyman …
122Llanura de Dōzen — La Llanura de Dōzen (道前平野, Dōzen heiya?) es una llanura aluvial conformada por el Río Nakayama (中山川, Nakayama gawa …
123baker's dozen — a group of 13; a dozen plus one: from the former practice among bakers and other tradespeople of giving 13 items to the dozen as a safeguard against penalties for short weights and measures. [1590 1600] * * * …
124long dozen — a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker s dozen. [1860 65] * * * …
125baker's dozen — noun a) Thirteen, a group of thirteen. b) cousin See Also: bakers half dozen, bankers dozen …
126dime a dozen — adjective So common as to be practically worthless. People with your skills are a dime a dozen these days. Syn: ten a penny See Also: dime, dozen …
127twenty to the dozen — adverb very fast, fluently (i.e. to say twenty words to anothers dozen ) He can talk French twenty to the dozen …
128be a dime a dozen — US (UK be two/ten a penny) ► to be very common or of very little value: »Good ideas are a dime a dozen. It s putting them into practice that s the difficult part. Main Entry: ↑dime …
129six\ 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 the job… …
130long dozen — n. baker s dozen, thirteen, group or set of 13, dozen plus one …
131by the dozen — if something is being produced by the dozen, large numbers of that thing are being produced. The government is producing new policies by the dozen …
132six of one and half a dozen of the other — if you say that a bad situation is six of one and half a dozen of the other, you mean that two people or groups are equally responsible. Harriet s always accusing Donald of starting arguments, but if you ask me, it s six of one and half a dozen… …
133baker's dozen — A Baker s dozen is 13 rather than 12 …
134dime a dozen — (USA) If something is a dime a dozen, it is extremely common, possibly too common …
135talk nineteen to the dozen — If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen …
136long dozen — long′ doz′en n. wam a dozen plus one; thirteen; baker s dozen …
137half-a-dozen — /haf ə ˈdʌzən/ (say hahf uh duzuhn) adjective 1. six: *The baby, who had cut half a dozen teeth without a murmur –mary leslie, 1986. –pronoun 2. six: I ll have half a dozen please …
138half-dozen — /haf ˈdʌzən/ (say hahf duzuhn) adjective 1. six: *yellow newspapered shelves holding a half dozen pairs of dust laden women s shoes –serge liberman, 1985. –noun 2. six: *Unarmed, they had been shot, a half dozen in a group –olaf ruhen, 1958 …
139daily dozen — n. a short set of daily exercises. □ I need to do my daily dozen before breakfast. □ A daily dozen would be good for you …
140baker's dozen — ► baker s dozen a group of thirteen. [ORIGIN: from the former bakers custom of adding an extra loaf to a dozen sold to a retailer.] Main Entry: ↑baker …
