dead

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dead definition


  1. mod.
    quiet and uneventful; boring. : The day was totally dead.
  2. mod.
    very tired. : I went home from the office, dead as usual.
  3. mod.
    dull; lifeless; flat. : This meal is sort of dead because I am out of onions.
  4. mod.
    no longer effective; no longer of any consequence. : That guy is dead—out of power.
  5. mod.
    [of an issue] no longer germane; no longer of any importance. : Forget it! It's a dead issue.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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dead

In addition to the idioms beginning with dead, also see beat a dead horse; caught dead; cut someone dead; drop dead; knock dead; more dead than alive; over my dead body; quick and the dead; stop cold (dead); to wake the dead. Also see under death.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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