- dead with, wouldn't be seen
- Refuse to have anything to do with.
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
dead with, wouldn't be seen
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wouldn't be seen (or caught) dead in (or with, at, etc.) — informal have a strong dislike of. → dead … English new terms dictionary
Wouldn't be seen dead with — refuse to have any association with … Dictionary of Australian slang
wouldn't be seen dead with — Australian Slang refuse to have any association with … English dialects glossary
wouldn't be seen dead with — (Slang) refuse to have any connection or association with … English contemporary dictionary
somebody wouldn't be seen dead … — sb wouldn t be seen/caught ˈdead… idiom (informal) used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation • She wouldn t be seen dead in a hat. • He wouldn t be caught dead going to a club with his… … Useful english dictionary
dead — dead1 [ ded ] adjective *** ▸ 1 no longer alive ▸ 2 not working ▸ 3 not interesting ▸ 4 no longer relevant ▸ 5 very weak/tired/sick ▸ 6 having no feeling ▸ 7 showing little emotion ▸ 8 no longer spoken ▸ 9 complete ▸ 10 in ball games ▸ 11 when… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dead — I UK [ded] / US adjective Word forms dead : adjective dead comparative deader superlative deadest *** 1) a) no longer alive The police don t know whether she s alive or dead. He is grieving for his dead father. I raked up the dead leaves. a dead… … English dictionary
dead — dead1 W1S1 [ded] adj [no comparative] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not alive)¦ 2¦(not working)¦ 3¦(already used)¦ 4¦(boring)¦ 5¦(not active/used)¦ 6¦(arm/leg etc)¦ 7¦(no emotion)¦ 8¦(tired)¦ 9 be dead to the world … Dictionary of contemporary English
dead — [[t]de̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. You re a widow? Yes. My husband s been dead a year now. ... The group had shot dead another hostage. ...their dead brother. ...old newspapers and dead flowers.… … English dictionary
dead — 1 /ded/ adjective (no comparative) NO LONGER ALIVE OR EXISTING 1 no longer alive: Her mother had been dead for ten years. | dead leaves | dead body (=the body of a person who has died) | dead as a doornail/stone dead informal (=completely dead… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
