Significado: accidental death

n. muerte accidental, muerte causada por un accidente (opuesto a la muerte natural, asesinato o suicidio)

death Idioma

at death's door

very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.

brush with death

nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.

catch one's death of cold

become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

catch your death

become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.

death row

the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.

death warmed over

(See look like death warmed over)

death wish

saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.

deathbed

(See on your deathbed)

frightened to death

very afraid, scared spitless, scared stiff She said she was frightened to death when she heard the shot.

hang on like grim death

be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.

kiss of death

an action that results in failure or loss His TV speech was a disaster - the kiss of death for his party.

look like death warmed over

appear to be sick, look pale or weak Mom is not feeling well. She looks like death warmed over.

on my deathbed

nearly dead, very ill, at death's door I was so sick, I thought I was on my deathbed.

on your deathbed

very ill, nearly dead When I get a cold, you think I'm on my deathbed. Relax.

put to death

killed, shot, hanged, put down If a soldier deserted the army he was put to death.

scared to death

very scared, very anxious, scared stiff I was scared to death that your plane had crashed. I was worried.

sentence to death

say that a person will be killed because he is guilty After the jury said he was guilty, the judge sentenced him to death.

sick to death

wishing for a change, fed up, sick of People are sick to death of the debate on gun control. They've heard too much about guns.

death seat

American and Australian slang for the seat beside the driver of a vehicle

Death Star

Social Science Building at UCD:"I'll meet you at the Death Star after class"

thrilled to death

Idiom(s): thrilled to death AND thrilled to pieces

Theme: EXCITEMENT

very excited; very pleased.
• She was thrilled to death to get the flowers.
• I'm just thrilled to pieces to have you visit me.

struggle to the death

Idiom(s): struggle to the death

Theme: CHALLENGE

a bitter struggle to the end or to death.
• The wolf and the elk fought in a struggle to the death.
• I had a terrible time getting my car started. It was a struggle to the death, but it finally started.

sign one's own death warrant

Idiom(s): sign one's own death warrant

Theme: RUIN

to (figuratively) sign a paper that calls for one's death.
• I wouldn't ever gamble a large sum of money. That would be signing my own death warrant.
• The killer signed his own death warrant when he walked into the police station and gave himself up.

matter of life and death

Idiom(s): matter of life and death

Theme: URGENCY

a matter of great urgency; an issue that will decide between living and dying. (Often an exaggeration. Fixed order.)
• We must find a doctor. It's a matter of life and death.
• I must have some water. It's a matter of life and death.

look like death warmed over to look

Idiom(s): look like death warmed over to look

Theme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS

quite ill; to look as pale as a dead person.
• Poor Tom had quite a shock. He looks like death warmed over.
• After her long ordeal with chemotherapy, she looked like death warmed over.

frighten sb to death

Idiom(s): frighten someone to death AND scare someone to death

Theme: FRIGHT - SEVERE

to frighten someone severely.
• The dentist always frightens me to death.
• She scared me to death when she screamed.

die a natural death

Idiom(s): die a natural death

Theme: DAYDREAM

to die by disease or old age rather than by violence or foul play.
• I hope to live to 100 and die a natural death.
• The police say she didn't die a natural death, and they are investigating.

death on

Idiom(s): death on sb or sth

Theme: DESTRUCTION

very effective in acting against someone or something.
• This road is terribly bumpy. It's death on tires.
• The sergeant is death on lazy soldiers.

death and taxes

Idiom(s): death and taxes

Theme: DAYDREAM

death, which is inevitable, and the payment of taxes, which is unavoidable. (A saying that emphasizes the rigor with which taxes are collected. Fixed order.)
• There is nothing as certain on this old planet as death and taxes.
• Max said he could get out of anything except death and taxes.

dance with death

Idiom(s): dance with death

Theme: RISK

to attempt to do something that is very risky.
• The crossing of the border into Adonia was like dancing with death.
• You are dancing with death in your effort to cross that narrow ledge.

between life and death

Idiom(s): between life and death

Theme: BETWEEN

in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with caught or hovering.)
• And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death.
• The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.

tickled to death

Idiom(s): tickled pink AND tickled to death

Theme: PLEASING

very much pleased or entertained. (Informal.)
• I was tickled to death to have you visit us.
• We were tickled pink when your flowers arrived.

tickle sb to death

Idiom(s): tickle someone pink AND tickle someone to death

Theme: PLEASING

to please or entertain someone very much. (Informal.)
• Bill told a joke that really tickled us all pink.
• I know that these flowers will tickle her to death.

thrill sb to death

Idiom(s): thrill someone to pieces AND thrill someone to death

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to please or excite someone very much. (Informal.)
• John sent flowers to Ann and thrilled her to pieces.
• Your wonderful comments thrilled me to death.

take one's death of cold

Idiom(s): catch one's death (of cold) AND take one's death of cold

Theme: SICKNESS

to contract a cold; to catch a serious cold.
• If I go out in this weather, I'll catch my death of cold.
• Dress up warm or you'll take your death of cold.
• Put on your raincoat or you'll catch your death.

scare sb to death

bored to death

Idiom(s): bored stiff AND bored to death

Theme: BOREDOM

very bored.
• We were all bored stiff.
• I've never been so bored to death in my life.

bore sb to death

Idiom(s): bore someone stiff AND bore someone to death

Theme: BOREDOM

to bore someone very much. (Stiff is an old slang word meaning "dead.")
• The play bored me stiff.
• The lecture bored everyone to death.

Cheat death

If someone cheats death, they narrowly avoid a major problem or accident.

Death of a thousand cuts

If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small bad things are happening, none of which are fatal in themselves, but which add up to a slow and painful demise.

Death warmed up

(UK) If someone looks like death warmed up, they look very ill indeed. ('death warmed over' is the American form)

Done to death

If a joke or story has been done to death, it has been told so often that it has stopped being funny.

Fate worse than death

Describing something as a fate worse than death is a fairly common way of implying that it is unpleasant.

at death's door|death|death's door|door

adj. or adv. phr. Very near death; dying. He seemed to be at death's door from his illness.

between life and death|death|life|life and death

adv. phr. In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help. The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone.

death knell|death|knell

n., formal 1. The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral. The people mourned at the death knell of their friend. 2. literary Something which shows a future failure. Bill's poor grade on his final examination sounded the death knell of his hope to be a doctor. His sudden deafness was the death knell of his hope to become President.

death on|death

adj. phr., informal 1. Very successful in meeting or dealing with. Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park. 2. Disliking or strongly against; very strict about. The new teacher is death on students who come late to class. The twins' grandmother is death on smoking.

do to death|death|do|to death

v. phr. To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death.

meet one's death|death|meet

v. phr. To die. Algernon met his death in a car accident.

sign one's own death warrant|death warrant|sign|wa

v. phr. To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn't stop smoking. When Jim's fiancee saw him on a date with another girl, he signed his own death warrant.

More Idioms/Phrases

sight for sore eyes sight unseen sight-read sign in sign of the times sign off sign on sign on the dotted line sign one's own death warrant sign out sign over sign up signed, sealed, and delivered silence gives consent silent majority silver wedding simmer down

English Vocalbulary

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