cold in one's grave

adj

Definitions

  1. Dead (usually used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical setting).

    • I'll be cold in my grave before I call that man of yours a son-in-law of mine!
  2. Having died a reasonable length of time ago (usually used to suggest that an unseemly…

    Having died a reasonable length of time ago (usually used to suggest that an unseemly short amount of time for a particular purpose has passed since a person's death).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA