Idioms about death

another nail in one's coffin 

Meaning:

If you describe something as another nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it is one in a series of events that lead to the downfall or inevitable failure of that thing.

at death's door 

Meaning:

About to die; in a life-threatening state of health

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be dead in the water 

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The idiom dead in the water means that something is unable to move or function.

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between life and death 

Meaning:

A situation involving the danger of dying or being killed.

bite the dust 

Meaning:

to break; to fail.; to die

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breathe one's last 

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The phrase breathe one's last means to die.

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brush with death 

Meaning:

If someone has a brush with death, they have an experience in which one almost dies.

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cut someone dead 

Meaning:

If you cut someone dead, you ignore them because you are angry or you are displeased with them.

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dance on someone's grave 

Meaning:

To celebrate a person's death triumphantly.

dead and buried 

Meaning:

No longer in use or under consideration, irrelevant, forgotten.

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dead meat 

Meaning:

Someone in danger of death or severe punishment.

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dead right 

Meaning:

If someone is dead right, it means that they are absolutely correct.

dead serious 

Meaning:

The phrase dead serious is an idiomatic expression that means one is absolutely serious and is not joking.

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dead to the world 

Meaning:

Said about someone who is sound asleep or unconscious.

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dead wood 

Meaning:

Workers no longer contributing to an organization.

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dice with death 

Meaning:

If someone dices with death, they do something risky or dangerous that could even cause their death.

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done to death 

Meaning:

if something is done to death, it is used or discussed so many times that it has become boring.

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