dead serious

absolutely serious; not joking. Tom: You're funning me. Bill: No, I'm dead serious. Mary has threatened divorce a hundred times, but this time she says she's dead serious.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Derrick	['derik]
Celestina	the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Enoch	EE-nək (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Finnegan	FIN-ə-gən	Irish, English (Modern)
Romeo	-	Italian
Kaoru	kah-o-ṙoo	Japanese