die for want of lobster sauce

To literally die or to be devastated due to a minor inconvenience or mishap. The phrase is thought to refer to a chef who committed suicide after discovering that he didn't have the ingredients to make lobster sauce for a banquet for King Louis XIV. I know you're really upset about not getting the lead in the school play, but I think you dying for want of lobster sauce—I mean, you still got a great role!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Brady	BRAY-dee	English, Irish
'Isam	-	Arabic
Ohannes	-	Armenian
Ryan	['raiən]
Marsaili	-	Scottish
Stephanos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek