OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY

Meaning of OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY in English

adv. phr. , informal Not having the ability to stop something undesirable from taking place. "You will get married at age sixteen over my dead body!" Jane's father cried.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — phrasal only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — : only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance vows that they'll raise his taxes over his dead body
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance <vows that they'll raise his taxes over his dead body >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Not having the ability to stop something undesirable from taking place. * /"You will get married at …
Slang English vocab
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Not having the ability to stop something undesirable from taking place. * /"You will get married at …
Словарь английских идиом
OVER ONE`S DEAD BODY — never, under no circumstances Over my dead body will I let him come to the party next week.
English Idioms vocab
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — гипер. разг. через чей-л. трупOnly over my dead body ! — Только через мой труп!сp. тж. die a thousand deaths
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — разг. через чей-л. труп ср. тж. die a thousand deaths Only over my dead body ! — Только через мой …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
OVER ONE'S DEAD BODY — разг. через чей-л. труп ср. тж. die a thousand deaths Only over my dead body ! — Только через мой труп!
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OVER — I. |ōvə(r) adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubari, ubiri, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BODY — I. ˈbädē, -di noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bodig; akin to Old High German botah …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OVER — /oh"veuhr/ , prep. 1. above in place or position: the roof over one's head. 2. above and to the other …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAD — — deadness , n. /ded/ , adj., deader, deadest , n. , adv. adj. 1. no longer living; deprived of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BODY — /bod"ee/ , n. , pl. bodies , v. , bodied, bodying , adj. n. 1. the physical structure and material …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OVER — I. ˈō-vər adverb Etymology: Middle English, adverb & preposition, from Old English ofer; akin to Old High German ubar (preposition) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAD — I. ˈded adjective Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OVER — adv from inside to outside, above or across the brim. 2. over ·adv at an end; beyond the limit of …
Webster English vocab
DEAD — adj bringing death; deadly. 2. dead ·adj destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. dead ·noun one who is …
Webster English vocab
BODY — noun amount; quantity; extent. 2. body ·noun a figure that has length, breadth, and thickness; any solid figure. 3. body …
Webster English vocab
OVER- — [over-] prefix 1: so as to exceed or surpass "overachieve" 2: excessive "overstimulation" 3: to an excessive degree "overthin"over.ab.stract over.abun.dance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OVER — [over] adv [ME, adv. & prep., fr. OE ofer; akin to OHG ubar (prep.) above, beyond, over, L super, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAD — [dead] adj [ME deed, fr. OE dead; akin to ON dauthr dead, deyja to die, OHG tot dead--more at die] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAD — dead BrE AmE ded ▷ deader ˈded ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ deadest ˈded ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OVER — / ˈəʊvə(r); NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adverb , preposition , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAD — / ded; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective NOT ALIVE 1. no longer alive : My mother's …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BODY — / ˈbɒdi; NAmE ˈbɑːdi/ noun ( pl. -ies ) OF PERSON / ANIMAL 1. [ C ] the whole physical …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. o ‧ ver 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ofer …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAD — I. dead 1 S1 W1 /ded/ BrE AmE adjective [no comparative] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ dead , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BODY — bod ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈbɒdi $ ˈbɑːdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural bodies ) [ Language: Old English ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BODY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BODY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OVER — adv., prep., n., & adj. --adv. expressing movement or position or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
DEAD — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss …
Oxford English vocab
BODY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or …
Oxford English vocab
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT /oʊvə(r)/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A person, animal, or plant that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BODY — ( bodies) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your body is all …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OVER — I. POSITION AND MOVEMENT Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OVER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BODY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAD — (COMPLETE) [adjective] [before noun], [adverb] [not gradable] - complete(ly)The braking system enables the car to come from 100 km an …
Cambridge English vocab
OVER — adj. run over run through or over all over bend over blanch over boil over bowl over check over come …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OVER — I. adverb 1. from one point to another across intervening space sailed over to the island Synonyms: across, athwart, beyond, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OVER — See ↑ ABOVE 1, ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ DURING 1, ↑ MORE 2, ↑ ON/ON TOP OF 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
DEAD — INDEX: 1. no longer alive RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ ALIVE body of a dead person : ↑ BODY see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
BODY — INDEX: 1. the body of a person or animal 2. the shape, size, or strength of a person’s body 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
OVER — adj. 25B6; preposition there will be cloud over most of the country : ABOVE, on top of, higher (up) than, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

American Idioms English vocabulary

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