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Pucca Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Drop dead

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00Does this mean "coma etílico"? Hmm..it happens when you drink too much. 02br
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00I read it in a t-shirt, it was like this.."One vodka, two vodka, three vodka, drop dead".02br
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00Thanks in advance for your help!0-
  

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0 Hi Pucca,02br 02br 00I believe 01i 00drop dead 02i 00simply means to die suddenly and unexpectedly. This is the example my dictionary provided. 02br 02br 02i 00Cheers,02br 02br 00Ernest0-

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  • 0 Hi Pucca,02br 02br 00I believe 01i 00drop dead 02i 00simply means to die suddenly and unexpectedly.
  • This is the example my dictionary provided.
  • 02br 02br 02i 00Cheers,02br 02br 00Ernest0-
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0 Hi Pucca,02br
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00I believe 01i00drop dead 02i00simply means to die suddenly and unexpectedly. I got this from my dictionary .This is the example my dictionary provided. 01i00He dropped dead on the squash court at the age of 43.02br
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02i00Cheers,02br
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0Not sure if this helps...02br
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00These two definitions refer to "drop-dead" as adjective: [url=05000]very beautiful [/url] or [url=05100] awe-inspiring, extreme [/url]. 02br
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00However, it can also be a verb, meaning [url=05200] to die [/url]. 02br
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00Natives' help required!!! 0240hrefhttp://dicti
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0Oh, and I forgot the 01b00OED...02b02br
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05001b01i0100start_lemma00>0100start_il00>01font00drop dead0100end_il00>0100end_lemma00>02font02i02b01font00: a slang (orig.
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0First, I would advise against trying to learn English from T-shirts -- there are many T-shirts out there with English words that really don't make sense! 02br
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00"Drop dead" is generally used either literally, menaing "to die suddenly," or as an intensifying adverb, usually in "drop-dead gorgeous" -- this suggests that a woman is so beautiful that just seeing her will
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0 Hello all!:) 02br
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00Thanks for your replies and for your help! I thought it meant another thing..02br
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00So, what is it called when you drink too much alcohol and you got unconscious?0-
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0 "Pass out" is probably the most common. 0-
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0 Thanks Khoff!:)02br
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00So, could I say "Last Saturday I drank too much and got a pass out"?0-
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0 No, you would say "I drank too much and passed out." 0-
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0Khoff, thanks, thanks!:)0-
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0even tough it is 08 and not 07: (rude content deleted by moderator) IT IS A PUN!02br
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