death on something — n. moving very fast or skillfully on something, such as wheels. □ He is way fast just death on wheels. □ Pete is death on skis. You ought to see him go … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sick to death of something — sick and tired of something/sick to death of something/sick to the back teeth of something/mainly spoken phrase very unhappy about something Basically, she’s sick to death of his behaviour. I am sick and tired of listening to your complaints.… … Useful english dictionary
sick to death of something — sick to death of (something) extremely bored with something. We are sick to death of the constant talk of a baseball strike. Related vocabulary: sick and tired of someone/something … New idioms dictionary
be in at the death (of something) — informal phrase to be present when something ends or someone suffers defeat, especially because you are pleased about it Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involvedsynonym Main entry: death … Useful english dictionary
death — [ deθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the state of being dead: It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc. to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive help soon. stab/kick/beat etc. someone to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Death and Adjustment Hypotheses — are a pair of multidimensional theories on the natural but neglected phenomenon of death [ Siddique, M.Z. (Accepted for publishing in 2008) Reviewing the phenomenon of death – a scientific effort from the Islamic world. Death Studies . Book… … Wikipedia
Death anxiety (psychology) — Death anxiety is the morbid, abnormal or persistent fear of death or dying. The British National Health Service defines death anxiety as a feeling of dread, apprehension or solicitude (anxiety) when one thinks of the process of dying, or ceasing… … Wikipedia
Death deity — Death god redirects here. For Death worship, see Death. For the deities of this nature from the Shinto religion, see Shinigami. Yama, the Hindu and Buddhist god of death and Lord of Naraka (hell). Deities associated with death take many different … Wikipedia
death */*/*/ — UK [deθ] / US noun Word forms death : singular death plural deaths 1) [uncountable] the state of being dead It was clear that Sandra was very close to death. bleed/starve/burn etc to death: These people will starve to death unless they receive… … English dictionary
death knell — noun 1. an omen of death or destruction • Hypernyms: ↑omen, ↑portent, ↑presage, ↑prognostic, ↑prognostication, ↑prodigy 2. a bell rung to announce a death • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
death — noun 1》 the action or fact of dying or being killed. ↘an instance of a person or an animal dying. 2》 the state of being dead. ↘(Death) the personification of the power that destroys life, often represented as a skeleton or an old man… … English new terms dictionary
