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[dark of the moon]{n. phr.}, {literary} A time when the moon is not shining or cannot be seen. •/A was the dark of the moon when the scouts reached camp and they had to use flashlights to find their tents./ Contrast: FULL OF THE MOON.

[dash cold water on] See: THROW COLD WATER ON.

[dash light]{n.} A light on the front inside of a car or vehicle. •/Henry stopped the car and turned on the dash lights to read the road map./

[dash off]{v.} To make, do, or finish quickly; especially, to draw, paint, or write hurriedly. •/Ann took out her drawing pad and pencil and dashed off a sketch of the Indians./ •/John can dash off several letters while Mary writes only one./ •/Charles had forgotten to write his English report and dashed it off just before class./

[date] See: DOUBLE-DATE, TO DATE.

[date back]{v. phr.} To go back to a given period in the past. •/My ancestors date back to the sixteenth century./

[dawn on]{v.} To become clear to. •/It dawned on Fred that he would fail the course if he did not study harder./

[day] See: ALL IN A DAY’S WORK, CALL IT A DAY, CARRY THE DAY, EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, FATHER’S DAY, FOREVER AND A DAY, GOOD DAY, MAKE A DAY OF IT, NAME DAY, NIGHT AND DAY, ONE OF THESE DAYS, or SOME OF THESE DAYS, PASS THE TIME OF DAY, RAINY DAY, SAVE THE DAY, SEE BETTER DAYS, THAT’LL BE THE DAY.

[day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days without stopping; continually. Syn.: AROUND THE CLOCK. •/Some filling stations on great highways are open day and night 365 days a year./ •/The three men took turns driving the truck, and they drove night and day for three days./ 2. Every day and every evening. •/The girl knitted day and night to finish the sweater before her mother’s birthday./

[day by day]{adv.} Gradually. •/The patient got better day by day./

[day in and day out] or [day in, day out] {adv. phr.} Regularly; consistently; all the time; always. •/He plays good tennis day in and day out./ — Also used with several other time words in place of day: week, month, year. •/Every summer, year in, year out, the ice cream man comes back to the park./

[day in court]{n. phr.} A chance to be heard; an impartial hearing; a chance to explain what one has done. •/The letters from the faculty members to the dean gave Professor Smith his day in court./

[daylight] See: SCARE OUT OF ONE’S WITS or SCARE THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF, SEE DAYLIGHT.

[daylight saving time] also [daylight saving] or [daylight time] or [fast time] {n.} A way of keeping time in summer that is one or two hours ahead of standard time. — Abbreviation DST. •/Many places in the United States keep their clocks on daylight saving time in the summer; in this way people get up earlier and have more free time in the afternoon and evening while it is still daylight./ •/Father said that next week it will get dark later because we will change to daylight saving lime./ •/We go off daylight saving in the fall./ Compare: CENTRAL TIME. Contrast: STANDARD TIME.

[daylight robbery] See: HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

[daydream]{v.} To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the day. •/John spends so much time daydreaming that he never gets anything done./