| 词汇 | somebody wouldn't be seen/caught dead… |
| 释义 | (redirected from somebody wouldn't be seen/caught dead…)wouldn't be caught dead (doing something)Would never (do the thing being discussed). I wouldn't be caught dead wearing that shirt. You can burn it for all I care. She had always said she wouldn't be caught dead working for that company, but I guess everyone has their price. caught dead, wouldn't beAlso, 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] somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught ˈdead...(spoken) used to say that you would not do a particular thing because you would feel stupid or embarrassed: I wouldn’t be seen dead in a hat like that.She wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like this. |
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