| 词汇 | would not be caught dead |
| 释义 | Idiom would not be caught dead(someone) would not be caught dead someone would never do or wear something.I wouldn't be caught dead doing ads for that company.My father wouldn't have been caught dead in a white suit. Etymology: based on the idea that something very bad would make even a dead person uncomfortable 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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