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Ivanhr Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Pain of death

You're banished under pain of death.

The above sentence is from a movie. Do you find "pain" natural there?
  

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Hi, Yes. It's a standard phrase, although I usually see ' on pain of death'. Look here.

— Clive

  • Hi, Yes.
  • It's a standard phrase, although I usually see ' on pain of death'.
  • Look here.
  • com/on+pain+of+death Clive
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Hi,

Yes. It's a standard phrase, although I usually see 'on pain of death'.
Look here. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+pain+of+death

Cl
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