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caught dead, wouldn't be
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, wouldn't be seen dead . Would have nothing to do with, detest, as in I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit, or He'd not be seen dead drinking a cheap wine . This hyperbole is always put negatively. [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]Advertisement
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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