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heavy as a dead donkeyVery heavy.Rate it:

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hiemem tolerareto bear the winter.Rate it:

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hiems subestwinter is at hand.Rate it:

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il est resté sur le carreauHe was killed on the spot, left for dead on the ground.Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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in abraham's bosomNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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in the grounddead & buriedRate it:

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intempesta, concubia noctein the dead of night; at midnight.Rate it:

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Its a Goner! {gawner}It is Ruined, broken, dead, destroyed, lost, stolen, smashed,Rate it:

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kill offTo represent or portray as being dead.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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leave for deadTo disregard or bypass as unimportant.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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like giving away ice in the winter!I was "googlingi" this phrase that I heard on TV today (9/4/2020) because I've never heard it before! I believe it has a similar meaning as: "Like selling ice to Eskimos"Rate it:

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living impairedDead.Rate it:

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look at the winter trees, cold-hearted; cruel; apathetically ignorant.The 'winter trees' are my family, and they are exactly as I have described.Rate it:

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malacia et tranquillitas (B. G. 3. 15)a dead calm.Rate it:

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mieux vaut goujat debout qu'empereur enterré“A living dog is better than a dead lion.”—Ecclesiastes ix. 4.Rate it:

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milites in hibernis collocare, in hiberna deducereto take the troops to their winter-quarters.Rate it:

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mort de rirelit., as adjective or past tense, dead or died of laughing, so "died laughing" or "dying of laughter"; compare mort de faim for starve. Often appearing as abbreviation "mdr" or "MDR," e.g., in SMS, as the French expression equivalent to LOL; sometimes expanded as the infinitive, mourir de rire.Rate it:

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morte la bête, mort le veninDead dogs cannot bite; Dead men tell no tales.Rate it:

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mortuum in sepulcro condereto entomb a dead body.Rate it:

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ne'er cast a clout til may be outAdvice not to change from winter clothes to summer clothes until June, as there is often a sudden cold snap in May.Rate it:

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never leave anybody outNever forget a person dead or aliveRate it:

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not be caught deadTo refuse completely to do something.Rate it:

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one's race is runOne's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.Rate it:

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out of the pictureDead.Rate it:

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over my dead bodyUnder no circumstances; absolutely not.Rate it:

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push up daisiesTo be dead.Rate it:

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pushing up daisiesDead.Rate it:

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quand noël est vert, les pâques seront blanchesWhen the winter is mild, the spring will be wintry.Rate it:

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quand on compte sur les souliers d'un mort on risque de marcher pieds nusIt’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death.Rate it:

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shroudEspecially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.Rate it:

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six feet underBuried six feet underground; not alive; dead.Rate it:

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son affaire est faiteHe is a dead man (of one dying); He is done for; He is a ruined man.Rate it:

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stone deadUtterly dead.Rate it:

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stop deadTo stop suddenly.Rate it:

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stop on a dimeTo stop dead; stop suddenly.Rate it:

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summa aestate, hiemein the height of summer, depth of winter.Rate it:

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summer and winterTo spend extended periods of time with; to test.Rate it:

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summer and winterEndured.Rate it:

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the dead of winterThe middle of winter. The coldest, darkest, gloomiest days of winter.Rate it:

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tits-upDead.Rate it:

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toes updeadRate it:

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toils a thrushto describe a cold winter setRate it:

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verno, aestivo, auctumnali, hiberno temporein spring, summer, autumn, winter time.Rate it:

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winter ratAn old, unattractive automobile, purchased for little money, to be driven during brutal Great Lakes winters while the owner's "good" car remains garaged and protected from corrosive road salt for the season.Rate it:

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winter sunUsed other than as an idiom. sunshine during the winter season.Rate it:

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winter sunthe off-season holiday market, typically to destinations in North Africa and Southern Europe.Rate it:

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you're a long time deadA reminder that we are all mortal, as a justification for enjoying life while one can.Rate it:

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