n. mort accidentelle

die a death Idiome

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.

die a death

To abort and become defunct. Primarily heard in UK. I apprehend that political movement to die a afterlife afore it assets any absolute traction.Learn more: death, die

die a (or the) death

appear to an end; cease or abort to be accepted or successful. 1999 Linedancer Our industry charge aggrandize … contrarily it will die a afterlife with aloof a few clubs remaining. Learn more: death, die

die a/the ˈdeath

(British English, informal) end aback and completely; fail: Our fund-raising address died a afterlife back the government bootless to abutment it. ♢ He died the afterlife as Othello, and never got addition role afterwards that.Learn more: death, die

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hang by a thread hang in the balance hang in (there) hang in there Hang it! hang loose hang on hang on every word hang on like grim death hang on to hang one on hang out hang out one hang out one's shingle hang ten (surfing) hang tough hang-up

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