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all up
[all up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Near to certain death or defeat […]
ask for
[ask for] {v.}, {informal} To make (something bad) likely to happen […]
at deaths door
[at death's door] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. […]
at the point of
[at the point of] {prep.} Very near to; almost at or […]
belly up
[belly up] {v.}, {informal} To go bankrupt, become afunctional; to die. […]
Bertrand Russell
(1872-1970), The Observer, 1925 Most people would die sooner than think; […]
between life and death
[between life and death] {adv. phr.} In danger of dying or […]
bite the dust
[bite the dust] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be killed in […]
bore to death
[bore to death]
See: [TO DEATH].
bowl over
[bowl over] {v.}, {informal} 1. To knock down as if with […]
bring home
[bring home] {v.} To show clearly; emphasize; make (someone) realize; demonstrate. […]
brown bread
[brown bread] {adj.}
Dead (Cockney rhyming slang).
carry off
[carry off] {v.} 1. To cause death of; kill. * /Years […]
cash in
[cash in] {v.} 1. To exchange (as poker chips or bonds) […]
catch (someone) dead
[catch (someone) dead] {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) […]
catch one's death of
[catch one's death of] or [take one's death of] {v. phr.}, […]
check out
[check out] {v.} 1a. To pay your hotel bill and leave. […]
come into
[come into] {v.} To receive, especially after another's death; get possession […]
cop a plea
[cop a plea] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {colloquial} To plead guilty during […]
cut off
[cut off] {v.} 1. To separate or block. * /The flood […]
dead on one's feet
[dead on one's feet] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very tired but still […]
dead to rights
[dead to rights] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without a chance of escaping […]
dead to the world
[dead to the world] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. * […]
deadpan
[deadpan] {adj.}, {adv.}, {slang} With an expressionless or emotionless face; without […]
death
[death] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [CATCH ONE'S […]
death knell
[death knell] {n.}, {formal} 1. The ringing of a bell at […]
death on
[death on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very successful in meeting or […]
die in one's boots
[die in one's boots] or [die with one's boots on] {v. […]
do for
[do for] {v.}, {informal} To cause the death or ruin of; […]
do to death
[do to death] {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often […]
eat one's heart out
[eat one's heart out] {v. phr.} To grieve long and hopelessly; […]
extend one's sympathy to
[extend one's sympathy to] {v. phr.} To offer one's condolences on […]
fall to pieces
[fall to pieces] {v. phr.} To disintegrate; collapse. * /After the […]
firing squad
[firing squad] {n.} A group of soldiers chosen to shoot a […]
for better or worse
[for better or worse] or [for better or for worse] {adv. […]
frightened to death
[frightened to death]
See: [TO DEATH].
gallows humor
[gallows' humor] {n. phr.} Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a […]
get over
[get over] {v.} 1. To finish. * /Tom worked fast to […]
go to the dogs
[go to the dogs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go to ruin; […]
hand down
[hand down] {v.} To arrange to give or leave after, death. […]
hang over one's head
[hang over one's head] {v. phr.} To be a danger or […]
happy hunting ground
[happy hunting ground] {n. phr.} 1. The place where, in American […]
hot seat
[hot seat] {n.}, {slang} 1. The electric chair used to cause […]
in the nick of time
[in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right […]
in trust
[in trust] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In safe care for another. […]
keep up appearances
[keep up appearances] {v. phr.} To maintain an outward show of […]
kick off
[kick off] {v. phr.} 1. To make the kick that begins […]
Life and death
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
look in the eye
[look in the eye] or [look in the face] {v. phr.} […]
meet one's death
[meet one's death] {v. phr.} To die. * /Algernon met his […]
next door
[next door] {adv.} or {adj.} 1. In or to the next […]
on one's last legs
[on one's last legs] {adj. phr.} Failing; near the end. * […]
on pain of
[on pain of] also [under pain of] {prep.}, {formal} At the […]
on record
[on record] {adj. phr.} 1. An official or recorded statement or […]
one foot in the grave
[one foot in the grave] {n. phr.} Near to death. * […]
over one's dead body
[over one's dead body] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Not having the ability […]
pass away
[pass away] {v.} 1. To slip by; go by; pass. * […]
pass on
[pass on] {v.} 1. To give an opinion about; judge; settle. […]
pass out
[pass out] {v.}, {informal} 1. To lose consciousness; faint. * /She […]
pull through
[pull through] {v.} 1. To help through; bring safely through a […]
push up daisies
[push up daisies] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be dead and buried. […]
put away
[put away] {v.} 1. To put in the right place or […]
R. Geis
I wouldn't mind dying--it's the business of having to stay dead […]
scare to death
[scare to death]
See: [TO DEATH].
sign one's own death warrant
[sign one's own death warrant] {v. phr.} To cause your own […]
split up
[split up] {v. phr.} 1. To separate; get a divorce. * […]
split-up
[split-up] {n.} A separation or division into two or many smaller […]
stare in the face
[stare in the face] {n. phr.} 1. To be about to […]
stone-dead
[stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life; completely dead. * […]
string up
[string up] {v.}, {slang} To put a rope around the neck […]
take one's death of
[take one's death of]
See: [CATCH ONE'S DEATH OF].
take to heart
[take to heart] also [lay to heart] {v. phr.} To be […]
Terry Pratchett
(1948--), Strata, 1981 Death was Nature's way of telling you to […]
thrill one to death
[thrill one to death] or [pieces]
See: [TICKLE PINK].
tickle to death
[tickle to death]
See: [TO DEATH].
to death
[to death] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatest […]
to pieces
[to pieces] {adv. phr.} 1. Into broken pieces or fragments; destroyed. […]
turn up one's toes
[turn up one's toes] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /One […]
warrant
[warrant]
See: [SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT].