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would not be caught dead

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someone would not be caught dead
someone would never do or wear something. I wouldn't be caught dead doing ads for that company. My father wouldn't have been caught dead in a white suit.
Etymology: based on the idea that something very bad would make even a dead person uncomfortable
See also: caught, dead


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