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
Goldie['gəuldi:]
Deodato-Portuguese
MilicaMEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
SpikeSPIEKEnglish (Rare)
RÓZsiRO-zheeHungarian
Ermendrud-Ancient Germanic