Your Uncle Phil had a lot of faults, but there's no reason to talk about them now that he's gone. Never speak ill of the dead.
•I hate to speak ill of the dead, but Amy was a mean woman, God rest her soul.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
never speak ill of the dead — Cf. Gr. τὸν τεθνηκότα μὴ κακολογεῖν, speak no evil of the dead (attributed to the Spartan ephor [civil magistrate] Chilon, 6th cent. BC); L. de mortuis nil nisi bonum, say nothing of the dead but what is good. 1540 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Flores … Proverbs new dictionary
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ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill — ill1 W3S3 [ıl] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: illr] 1.) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well American Equivalent: sick ▪ Bridget can t come she s ill. ▪ I was feeling ill that day and decided to stay at home. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ill — 1 /Il/ adjective 1 (not usually before noun) especially BrE suffering from a disease or not feeling well; sick: Bridget can t come she s ill. | feel ill: I was feeling ill that day, and decided to stay at home. | be taken ill/fall ill (=become… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ill — see it’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest ill gotten goods never thrive he that has an ill name is half hanged it’s ill waiting for dead men’s shoes ill weeds grow apace it’s an ill wind that blows nobody a … Proverbs new dictionary
speak — see speak as you find never speak ill of the dead speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them speak softly and carry a big stick actions speak louder than words out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks … Proverbs new dictionary
dead — see let the dead bury the dead dead men don’t bite dead men tell no tales blessed are the dead that the rain rains on the only good Indian is a dead Indian it’s ill waiting for dead men’s shoes … Proverbs new dictionary
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