I wouldn't be caught/seen dead wearing that hideous outfit.
She won't be caught dead going to the movies with her obnoxious brother.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
catch someone dead — catch (someone) dead see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑catch … Useful english dictionary
catch (someone) dead — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. * /You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies./ * /John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie … Dictionary of American idioms
catch (someone) dead — {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. * /You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies./ * /John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie … Dictionary of American idioms
catch\ someone\ dead — v. phr. informal To see or hear (someone) in an embarrassing act or place at any time. Used in the negative usually in the passive. You won t catch Bill dead taking his sister to the movies. John wouldn t be caught dead in the necktie he got for… … Словарь американских идиом
catch/see someone dead — catch/see (someone) dead informal ◇ If you say that people wouldn t/won t catch/see you dead or that you wouldn t/won t be caught/seen dead doing something, you refuse to let others see you doing it because it would cause you to be embarrassed. I … Useful english dictionary
catch dead — catch (someone) dead see ↑dead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑catch … Useful english dictionary
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