The initial idioms of the letter D

derive from	dern
derring	derring do
whirling dervish	des
descend from	descend into
descend on	descend to
descend	describe as
describe to	describe
description	desensitize to
desert a sinking ship	Desert and reward seldom keep company
desert cherry	desert for
desert to	deserve a medal
deserve better from	deserve credit for
deserve	deserving cause
design for	design
designate	designate as