knock somebody dead イディオム

a dead giveaway

a clear signal, an obvious sign The smile on her face was a dead giveaway that she got the job.

a dead heat

a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.

a dead loss

a complete loss, a write-off (see write it off) The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn't eat any of it.

a dead ringer

a very close likeness, like a twin Chad is a dead ringer for Mel Gibson. They look like twins.

as slow as a dead snail

unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!

beat a dead horse

continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.

caught dead

(See wouldn't be caught dead)

dead ahead

exactly in front, before There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.

dead as a doornail

dead, showing no signs of life, stone dead It's only a stuffed bear. It's dead as a doornail.

dead-cat bounce

very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again "The broker said, ""It was a dead-cat bounce. Stocks remain low."""

knock (one) dead

To acerb affect one. Often acclimated as an acute to accord encouragement. Good luck on the audition! Beating 'em dead, kid! Your architecture is activity to beating the board dead. They're activity to collapse over it.Learn more: dead, knock

knock somebody ˈdead

(spoken) affect somebody actual much: You attending aces — you’ll beating ’em asleep tonight.Learn more: dead, knock, somebody

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