would not be caught dead

somebody would not be caught dead

someone would never do or wear something I wouldn't be caught dead doing ads for that company. My father wouldn't have been caught dead in a white suit.

Etymology: based on the idea that something very bad would make even a dead person uncomfortable

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tertius	TUR-shəs (English)	Ancient Roman
Celino	che-LEE-no (Italian), the-LEE-no (Spanish), se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Akiva	ah-KEE-vah	Hebrew
Abilene	AB-i-leen (English), ab-i-LEE-nee (English)	Biblical
Betsy	['betsi]
Elva	['elvə]