Chapter Davenport to De Rigueur of D by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

De Haut en Bas Superciliously.

"She used to treat him a little de haut en bas." - C.Reade.

But Du haut en bas. From top to bottom.

De Jure (Latin). By right, rightfully, lawfully, according to the law of the land. Thus a legal axiom says: "De jure Judices, de facto Juratores, respondent" (Judges look to the law, juries to the facts).

De Lunatico Inquirendo (Latin). A writ issued to inquire into the state of a person's mind, whether it is sound or not. If not of sound mind, the person is called non compos, and is committed to proper guardians.

De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum Of the dead speak kindly or not at all.

De Nihilo Nihil Fit (Latin). You cannot make anything out of nothing.

De Novo (Latin). Afresh; over again from the beginning.

De Profundis [Out of the depths]. The 130th Psalm is so called from the first two words in the Latin version. It is sung by Roman Catholics when the dead are committed to the grave.

De Rigueur Strictly speaking, quite comme il faut, in the height of fashion.