- dead meat
- a human corpseCriminal jargon beloved of writers of detective stories. To make dead meat of is to kill a human being.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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Dead Meat — Directed by Conor McMahon Produced by Michael Griffin Edward King Executive producer Brendan McCarthy … Wikipedia
Dead meat — Titre original Dead Meat Réalisation Conor McMahon Acteurs principaux Marian Araujo David Mutllaert Durée 80 minutes Dead Meat est un film d horreur irlandais écrit et réalisé par Conor McMahon en 2004. Sommaire … Wikipédia en Français
Dead Meat — steht für: Dead Meat (1989), US amerikanischer Horrorkurzfilm der Regisseurin Holly Dale aus dem Jahr 1989 Dead Meat (1993), US amerikanischer Horrorfilm des Regisseurs Tom Vollmann aus dem Jahr 1993 Dead Meat (2004), irische Horrorkomödie des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dead Meat — Données clés Titre original Dead Meat Réalisation Conor McMahon Acteurs principaux Marian Araujo David Mutllaert Durée 80 minutes … Wikipédia en Français
dead meat — This is used as a way of threatening someone: You ll be dead meat if you don t go along … The small dictionary of idiomes
dead-meat — deadˈ meat noun The flesh of animals ready for the market • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
dead meat — noun : one that is doomed if they catch him, he s dead meat * * * Slang. a person or thing that is dead, doomed, or beyond recovery. [1860 65] * * * informal in serious trouble if anyone finds out, you re dead meat * * * noun [noncount] informal… … Useful english dictionary
dead meat — n a person who is dead, about to die or inevitably doomed. Dead meat is an old and heartless euphemism for a corpse. Now the phrase usually forms part of a threat. Do that, baby, and you re dead meat! … Contemporary slang
dead meat — /dɛd ˈmit/ (say ded meet) noun 1. (in the meat trade) the carcasses of slaughtered animals, as distinct from live animals yet to be slaughtered for meat. –phrase 2. be dead meat, Colloquial (of a person) a. to be facing certain death. b. to be in …
dead meat — noun Date: 1849 one that is doomed < he s dead meat if they catch him > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dead meat — noun a) A corpse Well be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking. b) Someone in danger of death or severe punishment … Wiktionary
