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poisonA substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.Rate it:

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poisoned chaliceA scheme or instrument for causing death or harm, especially one which eventually brings about the downfall of its creator; something which is initially regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful.Rate it:

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potestas vitae necisquepower over life and death.Rate it:

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potestatem habet in aliquem vitae necisque (B. G. 1. 16. 5)he has power over life and death.Rate it:

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qu'avez vous? j'ai que je m'ennuieWhat is the matter with you? The matter is that I am bored to death.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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RAInitialism of resident assistant, a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.Rate it:

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rainbow babyA baby born following a miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant. Also known as a 'sunshine' baby or an 'angel' baby. They bring joy to a grieving family following stillbirth or infant loss.Rate it:

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reach an early graveTo be sentenced to death before the age of 18.Rate it:

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real jobA job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.Rate it:

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run away withTo leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.Rate it:

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run off withTo leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.Rate it:

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run overTo drive over, causing injury or death.Rate it:

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scare somebody to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare someone to deathTo frighten someone very much.Rate it:

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scare the living daylights out ofTo scare something or someone to death.Rate it:

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scared to deathExtremely frightened.Rate it:

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se faire un sang d'encreto be worried sick, to be worried to deathRate it:

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shittin in high cottonLiving well, often above one's meansRate it:

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skeleton at the feastA reminder of death, a memento mori.Rate it:

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snuff outTo kill a living being.Rate it:

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social deathThe alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored in society.Rate it:

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straighten upto start living a reformed lifeRate it:

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subita morteThe sudden death of all or a portion of a contract or other agreement without regard to any other clause continuing or extending the agreement,Rate it:

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subita morte exstinguito be cut off by sudden death.Rate it:

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supplicium alicui decernere, in aliquem constituereto decree the penalty of death.Rate it:

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supplicium sumere de aliquoto execute the death-sentence on a person.Rate it:

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take someone to the graveTo kill someone; to cause someone's death.Rate it:

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take something to the graveTo never reveal a secret to one's death.Rate it:

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

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talem vitae exitum (not finem) habuit (Nep. Eum. 13)such was the end of... (used of a violent death).Rate it:

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Tighten Your BeltLiving in financial constraints; making sacrifice and diminishing the living standardsRate it:

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till death do us partA common phrase said between the bride and the groom at a Christian wedding, indicating togetherness and commitment.Rate it:

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tirer le diable par la queueTo be always hard up for a living.Rate it:

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to deathTo a great degree.Rate it:

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tune in, turn on, drop outPay attention to the new way of living; take drugs; abandon the established ways.Rate it:

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un billet de faire partA letter by which a birth, marriage, or death is made known to friends.Rate it:

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vale of tearsA symbolic "valley of tears"; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23's reference to the "valley of the shadow of death", the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e. part of human experience).Rate it:

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valley of deathDeath; or a place or period where death is impending.Rate it:

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valley of deathLord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade.Rate it:

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valley of deathThe phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.Rate it:

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valley of the shadow of deathValleys on earth one must walk through, that is, part of the human experience.Rate it:

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vita or hac luce fruito enjoy the privilege of living; to be alive.Rate it:

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vous me faites mourir à petit feuYou are killing me by inches; You are torturing me to death.Rate it:

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watery graveDeath via drowning in a body of water.Rate it:

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within an inch of one’s lifeFiguratively or hyperbolically, means very soundly, thoroughly, or completely; To an extreme degree or extent; often follows the verb ‘beat’ to mean ‘very close to or near death’Rate it:

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within living memoryIn living memory.Rate it:

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yes to deathTo agree with someone, often sarcastically.Rate it:

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you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:

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как у тёщи на печиin a very comfortable situation, living the life of RileyRate it:

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