drop dead

drop dead
drop dead
1. to die suddenly. •

I understand that Tom Anderson dropped dead at his desk yesterday.

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No one knows why Uncle Bob suddenly dropped dead.

2. Go away and stop bothering me. (Usually Drop dead!) •

If you think I'm going to put up with your rudeness all afternoon, you can just drop dead!

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Drop dead! I'm not your slave!

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{v.}, {slang} To go away or be quiet; stop bothering someone. - Usually used as a command, * /"Drop dead!" Bill told his little sister when she kept begging to help him build his model airplane./ * /When Sally bumped into Kate's desk and spilled ink for the fifth time, Kate told her to drop dead./ Compare: BEAT IT, GET LOST.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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