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"I won't discuss it." "Don't then-it's your funeral."
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
that's someone's funeral — it’s/that’s/someone’s funeral spoken phrase used for saying that someone must accept the unpleasant results of doing something stupid or harmful Thesaurus: ways of making or receiving criticism or blamehyponym to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym … Useful english dictionary
be someone's funeral — idi+inf be someone s funeral, inf to have unpleasant consequences for someone … From formal English to slang
funeral — [fyo͞o′nər əl] adj. [ME < LL funeralis < L funus (gen. funeris), a funeral < ? IE * dheu , to pass away, DIE1] of or having to do with a funeral n. [ME funerelles (pl.) < OFr funerailles < ML funeralia < neut. pl. of funeralis]… … English World dictionary
funeral */*/ — UK [ˈfjuːn(ə)rəl] / US [ˈfjun(ə)rəl] noun [countable] Word forms funeral : singular funeral plural funerals a) a ceremony that takes place after someone dies, usually including a religious ceremony, and the formal process of taking the body to… … English dictionary
funeral — fu|ner|al [ fjun(ə)rəl ] noun count ** a ceremony that takes place after someone dies, usually including a religious ceremony, and the formal process of taking the body to the place where it is buried or CREMATED: He flew home to arrange for his… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
funeral — /fyooh neuhr euhl/, n. 1. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies. 2. a funeral procession. 3. be someone s funeral, Informal. to have unpleasant consequences for someone: If you don t finish the work on time, it… … Universalium
funeral — fu•ner•al [[t]ˈfyu nər əl[/t]] n. 1) the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies 2) a funeral procession 3) of or pertaining to a funeral: funeral services; funeral expenses[/ex] • be someone s funeral Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
funeral director — funeral di.rector n someone who is paid to organize a funeral British Equivalent: undertaker … Dictionary of contemporary English
funeral director — funeral di,rector noun count someone whose job is to organize funerals: UNDERTAKER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Funeral — This article is about the ceremony. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). The funeral of Pope John Paul II A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise… … Wikipedia
