IDIOMS ABOUT HALLOWEEN AND DEATH
1. PUSHING UP DAISIES
Meaning:
Dead and buried.
2. POP ONES CLOGS
Meaning:
To die.
3. KICK THE BUCKET
Meaning:
To die.
4. OVER MY DEAD BODY
Meaning:
Under no circumstances.
5. SLEEP WITH FISHES
Meaning:
Dead, often by murder.
6. SET IN STONE
Meaning:
Fixed; unchangeable
7. SIX FEET UNDER
Meaning:
Dead and buried.
8. WHISTLE PAST THE GRAVEYARD
Meaning:
Remain optimistic despite dangers; be clueless
9. YOUR NUMBER IS UP
Meaning:
You are going to die
10. AT DEATH’S DOOR
Meaning:
Extremely unwell or on the verge of death or ultimate destruction.
11. BITE THE DUST
Meaning:
To die or to be on the verge of total failure or loss of usefulness.
12. CHEAT DEATH
Meaning:
Avoiding a significant. Problem or accident by a hair’s breadth.
13. BRUSHES WITH DEATH
Meaning:
A situation when someone was very close to dying.
14. DEAD AND BURIED
Meaning:
Completely gone or inactive.
15. DEAD LEVEL BEST
Meaning:
Trying as hard as one can to accomplish anything.
16. FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
Meaning:
That we take care of someone or something for a very long time (life time).
17. DEAD IN THE WATER
Meaning:
Situation when an idea is not going to work or it is not going to be approved by someone we report to.
18. DEATH WARMED UP
Meaning:
How bad someone looks when they are ill (not seriously) but still come to the office to work.
19. DEAD RIGHT
Meaning:
Without a doubt,
Something or someone is correct.
20. DEAD MEAT
Meaning:
The intended victim of impending violence or ill will.
21. STICKY END
Meaning:
Meaning: A dreadful lot or death.
22. GRAVEYARD SHIFTS
Meaning:
Meaning: A work shift that
Takes place late at night.