caught dead, wouldn't be



caught dead, wouldn't be

Also, wouldn't be seen dead. Would have nothing to do with, detest, as in I wouldn't be caught dead in that outfit, or He'd not be seen dead drinking a cheap wine. This hyperbole is always put negatively. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
See also: caught

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Macdonald[mək'dɔnəld]
Hynek-Czech
WendaWEN-dəEnglish (Rare)
Tria-English (Rare)
Marlee-English (Modern)
Puja-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali