over my dead body
English
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic, hyperbolic) Under no circumstances; absolutely not.
- 1831 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats page 211
- SCENE V. To these enter MAcDonald, and DEVEREUx, with the HALBERDIERs. Gordon (throwing himself between him and them). . No, monster! First over my dead body thou shalt tread.
- Young son: "Can I get a new sports car?"
- Mom: "Over my dead body!"
- 1831 The Poetical Works of Coleridge, Shelley, and Keats page 211
Translations
absolutely not
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