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dead to the world
dead to the world
1. sound asleep. After all that exercise, he's dead to the world. He's dead to the world, and I can't rouse him.
2. . intoxicated. Six beers and he was dead to the world. By midnight almost everybody at the party was dead to the world.
dead to the world
sleeping to the greatest degree possible Guy was curled up on the sofa, dead to the world.
dead to the world
Sound asleep or unconscious, as in The alarm clock went off but Joseph was dead to the world. [Late 1800s]
dead to the world
1. mod. sound asleep. After all that exercise, he’s dead to the world.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. By midnight almost everybody was dead to the world.
dead to the world
Soundly asleep.