wake the dead



wake the dead

Fig. to be so loud as to wake those who are "sleeping" the most soundly: the dead. You are making enough noise to wake the dead. Stop hollering! You'll wake the dead!
See also: dead, wake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Papak-Ancient Persian
BÍBorka-Hungarian
Elipheleti-LIF-ə-let (English), ee-LIF-ə-let (English)Biblical
Kyokyo:Japanese
Mathieu-French
Doherty['dəuəti:]