Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
catch someone dead — catch (someone) dead see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑catch … Useful english dictionary
catch (someone) dead — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. * /You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies./ * /John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie … Dictionary of American idioms
catch\ someone\ dead — v. phr. informal To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies. John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie he got for… … Словарь американских идиом
catch someone dead to rights — catch/have (someone) dead to rights British, American & Australian, British to have enough proof to show that someone has done something wrong. I was driving way above the speed limit and the police radar caught me dead to rights … New idioms dictionary
catch/see dead — catch/see (someone) dead informal ◇ If you say that people wouldn t/won t catch/see you dead or that you wouldn t/won t be caught/seen dead doing something, you refuse to let others see you doing it because it would cause you to be embarrassed. I … Useful english dictionary
catch/see someone dead — catch/see (someone) dead informal ◇ If you say that people wouldn t/won t catch/see you dead or that you wouldn t/won t be caught/seen dead doing something, you refuse to let others see you doing it because it would cause you to be embarrassed. I … Useful english dictionary
have someone dead to rights — catch/have (someone) dead to rights British, American & Australian, British to have enough proof to show that someone has done something wrong. I was driving way above the speed limit and the police radar caught me dead to rights … New idioms dictionary
catch dead — catch (someone) dead see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑catch … Useful english dictionary
catch dead to rights — catch/have (someone) dead to rights British, American & Australian, British to have enough proof to show that someone has done something wrong. I was driving way above the speed limit and the police radar caught me dead to rights … New idioms dictionary
catch\ dead — v. phr. informal To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies. John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie he got for… … Словарь американских идиом
