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death
knell
A sign or omen foretelling the
death
or destruction of something.
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death
knell
The tolling of a bell announcing
death
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social
death
The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.
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to
death
To a great degree.
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at
death
's door
About to die; in a life-threatening state of health.
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death
by spellcheck
The problems caused by spellcheckers being incapable of correcting most homophone confusions.
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kiss of
death
A kiss on the cheek that signifies the
death
of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.
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kiss of
death
Something that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.
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scared to
death
Extremely frightened.
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valley of
death
Death
; or a place or period where
death
is impending.
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valley of
death
Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade.
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valley of
death
The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.
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yes to
death
To agree with someone, often sarcastically.
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valley of the shadow of
death
Valleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.
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give me liberty or give me
death
A set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.
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run over
To drive over, causing injury or
death
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all-a-mort
Sad; at
death
's door.
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big sleep
Death
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bought the farm
Simple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to
death
in battle.
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by one's own hand
As a result of one's own actions, especially with reference to
death
by suicide.
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che sera sera
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting
death
. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
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death
blow
A strike or blow that leads to
death
, especially a coup de grace.
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die
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo
death
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end of the line
Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time;
death
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faceplant
Death
or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.
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fruit of one's loins
C. 1950, Kay Boyle, "Adam's
Death
" in Fifty Stories , ISBN 9780811212069, p. 541.
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gallows humor
Comedy that makes light of
death
or other very serious matters.
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give ear
Dante Gabriel Rosetti, A
Death
-Parting, lines 5-6.
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grimm keeper
Master of
death
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hanging offence
A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of
death
by hanging.
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happily ever after
Living happily until
death
. Typically associated with fairy tales.
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have the biscuit
To be of no further use; to be near
death
.
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in the woods
In critical condition; near
death
's door.
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knocking on heaven's door
Dying, close to
death
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last word
The final statement uttered by a person before
death
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on one's
death
bed
Close to
death
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play possum
To feign
death
; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low.
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reach an early grave
To be sentenced to
death
before the age of 18.
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take the biscuit
To be of no further use; to be near
death
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you can't take it with you
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after
death
.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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