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dieTo stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.Rate it:

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die in harnessTo continue to work until the day of one's death.Rate it:

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dirt napA state of permanent rest; the state of death.Rate it:

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ElysianElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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Elysian FieldsElysium; home of the blessed, after death.Rate it:

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end of the lineFinal cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.Rate it:

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eternal sleepDeathRate it:

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être à l'article de la mort (or, à l'agonie)To be at death’s door.Rate it:

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faceplantDeath or defeat in popular multiplayer online games.Rate it:

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fame necarito be starved to death (as punishment).Rate it:

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frigore conficito freeze to death.Rate it:

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from the cradle to the graveSpanning an entire lifetime; from birth to death.Rate it:

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fruit of one's loinsC. 1950, Kay Boyle, "Adam's Death" in Fifty Stories , ISBN 9780811212069, p. 541.Rate it:

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gallows humorComedy that makes light of death or other very serious matters.Rate it:

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give earDante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.Rate it:

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give me liberty or give me deathA set-phrase indicating enormous displeasure at any over-authoritarian policy or law.Rate it:

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give somebody the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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give someone the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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gone north aboutDead, of sailor or seaman whose cause of death was anything except by drowning.Rate it:

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grimm keeperMaster of deathRate it:

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hanging offenceA crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging.Rate it:

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happily ever afterLiving happily until death. Typically associated with fairy tales.Rate it:

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have someone's blood on one's headTo be responsible for someone's death, pain, or misfortune.Rate it:

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have the biscuitTo be of no further use; to be near death.Rate it:

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hounded me almost to deathA continuing harassment, a constant and recurring state of personal raging.Rate it:

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how did he dieWhat were the circumstances of his death?Rate it:

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il a l'air d'un déterréHe looks as pale as death, as pale as a ghost.Rate it:

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il est à l'article de la mortHe is at the point of death, at death’s door.Rate it:

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il est mort de sa belle mortHe died a natural death.Rate it:

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il était à deux doigts de la mortHe was at death’s door, within an ace of death.Rate it:

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in the woodsIn critical condition; near death's door.Rate it:

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inediā mori or vitam finireto starve oneself to death.Rate it:

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killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.Rate it:

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killTo invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).Rate it:

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killSpecifically, the death blow.Rate it:

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kiss of deathSomething that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.Rate it:

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kiss of deathA kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.Rate it:

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knocking on heaven's doorDying, close to death.Rate it:

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la mort l'a pris au pied levéDeath took him without a moment’s notice.Rate it:

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Last SupperThe Passover meal that Jesus ate with his disciples on the night before his death.Rate it:

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last wordThe final statement uttered by a person before death.Rate it:

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leave for deadTo abandon a person or other living creature that is injured or otherwise incapacitated, assuming that the death of the one abandoned will soon follow.Rate it:

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les cheveux en brosseHair cut short (standing up like the bristles of a brush).Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the survival of a living organism.Rate it:

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life-or-deathHaving death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous.Rate it:

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life-or-deathOf critical importance to the success of a particular endeavor.Rate it:

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like death warmed overIll, unwell.Rate it:

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live over the brushTo cohabit without being married.Rate it:

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living deathA condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.Rate it:

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make yourself prettyimprove the way you look i.e. get dressed (especially in something nicer than what you are already wearing), put on makeup, brush your hair, brush your teeth, etc; connotes that you are not pretty enough at this moment and that you should improve the way you look; an insult sometimes used intentionally (or unintentionally) to make someone feel inferiorRate it:

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