perish with something

perish with something
perish with something
to feel bad enough to die because of something, such as heat, hunger, etc. (Often an exaggeration.) •

I was just perishing with hunger when we arrived at the restaurant.

Mary felt as if she would perish with the intense heat of the stuffy little room.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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