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
Rajesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Buenaventurabwe-nah-ven-TOOR-ahSpanish
TroyTROIEnglish
Jolandayo-LAHN-dah (Dutch, Italian)Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Italian
Methoataske-Native American, Shawnee
Breda-Irish