die a natural death

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die a natural death

1. Lit. [for someone] to die by disease or old age rather than by violence or foul play. I hope to live to 100 and die a natural death. The police say she didn't die a natural death, and they are investigating.

2. Fig. [for something] to fade away or die down. I expect that all this excitement about the scandal will die a natural death. Most fads die a natural death.

See also: death, die, natural

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With good schooling opportunities, he said, the Islamic schools that preach violence "will die a natural death. Pakistan says US investment can fight extremism by AFP / AFP Asian Edition With good schooling opportunities, he said, the Islamic schools that preach violence "will die a natural death. Pakistan says US investment can fight extremism by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition Choudhury, owner of a tea estate said that unless something is done urgently the tea industry would die a natural death in Tripura. Tea industry in Tripura on the verge of extinction by Asian News International			diamond diamond in the rough diarrhea diarrhea of the mouth dibs dibs on dice dice with death dick dickens dicker with dictate to did did everything he could 'cept eat us diddle diddle out of diddle with diddly-squat didn't didn't care a whit didn't care too hard didn't exchange more than three words with didn't invent gunpowder die die a death die a natural death die away die back die behind the wheel die by die by own hand die down die for die hard die in die in boots die is cast die laughing die of die of a broken heart die of boredom die of curiosity die of throat trouble die off die on die out die with boots on differ differ about differ from differ in			Didymotheca cupressiformis didymous didymous didymous didymus didymus didymus didymus Didymus Chalcenterus Didymus of Alexandria Didymus of Alexandria Didynamia Didynamian didynamous didynamous Didysis kunigaikstis die die die die die die Die (manufacturing) die 1 die 2 die a death die a death die a death die a death die a death die a natural death die adapter Die Alten Sprachen Im Unterricht Die and Mold Design and Manufacturing Die Another Day Die Ärzte Die Asta Die Attach Film die away die away die away Die Baader-Meinhof Gruppe/Red Army Faction die back die back die back die back die back Die Bahn die behind the wheel Diê Biên Phu Diê Biên Phu die blade die block die body Die Botschaft vom Kreuz Die Brcke Die Brucke Die Brücke Die Brücke (institute) Die Bruecke Die Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen eV

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