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| over my dead body |
| 1. prep. (idiomatic, hyperbole) Under no circumstances; absolutely not. |
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| Young son: "Can I get a new sports car?". |
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| Mom: "Over my dead body!". |
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| Analysis |
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| over |
| 1. adj. Discontinued; ended or concluded. |
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| The show is over. |
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| 2. adv. Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end. |
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| Let's talk over the project at tomorrow's meeting. |
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| Let me think that over. |
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| My |
| 1. n. megayear |
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| 2. pron. alternative case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context. |
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| 3. det. First-person singular possessive determiner. See. |
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| 4. det. Belonging to me. |
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| I can't find my book. |
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| dead |
| 1. adj. (not comparable) No longer living. |
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| All of my grandparents are dead. |
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| 2. adj. (hyperbole) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life. |
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| 3. adj. (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored. |
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| He is dead to me. |
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| body |
| 1. n. Physical frame. |
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| 2. n. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. |
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| I saw them walking from a distance, their bodies strangely angular in the dawn light. |
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| 3. n. The fleshly or corporeal nature of a human, as opposed to the spirit or soul. |
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| The body is driven by desires, but the soul is at peace. |
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