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
Lorinda[ləu'rində]
GalİP-Turkish
Evangeline[i'vændʒili:n]
Zsanett-Hungarian
Teja-Slovene
WandaVAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)Polish, English, German, French