I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved.
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They were required to cut pollution levels, on pain of a £10 000 fine if they disobeyed.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
under pain of something — on/under/pain of something phrase used for threatening someone I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved. Thesaurus: ways of threatening someonesynonym Main entry: pain * * * on/under pain of … Useful english dictionary
on pain of something — on pain of (something) at risk of experiencing something bad. She says she was asked to approve the report on pain of losing her job … New idioms dictionary
pain — pain1 [ peın ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or become sick: chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years. pain in: I m having terrible… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pain — I UK [peɪn] / US noun Word forms pain : singular pain plural pains *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a… … English dictionary
pain — n 1 Pain, ache, pang, throe, twinge, stitch are comparable when they mean a bodily sensation that causes acute discomfort or suffering. Pain may range in its application from a sensation that makes one uneasily aware of some bodily disturbance or … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Pain of Salvation — en 2008 Pays d’origine Eskilstuna … Wikipédia en Français
pain barrier — pain .barrier n the pain barrier in sport, the point that you reach when you continue trying to do something, even though you are in pain, very tired, or injured ▪ Iona reached the final, but she had to go through the pain barrier to get there … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain in the arse* — Something or someone objectionable, irritating, boring. Also he gives me a pain in the arse* I find him objectionable, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
pain in the neck — Something or someone objectionable, irritating, boring. Also he gives me a pain in the arse* I find him objectionable, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
