词汇 | I would rather face a firing squad than do it |
释义 | (redirected from I would rather face a firing squad than do it)I'd rather face a firing squad than (do something)I really do not want to (do something). A firing squad is a group of people assigned to execute someone by gunfire. The phrase hyperbolically implies that the speaker would rather face a gruesome death than do what is being discussed. I'd rather face a firing squad than do another presentation for the board. Last time, they found an error in my report and screamed at me for it. I'd rather face a firing squad than do somethingFig. I would prefer to stand and be executed by gunfire than to do something. I'd rather face a firing squad than go shopping the day after Christmas. |
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