make (one) turn over in (one's) grave Idioma
dig your own grave
one foot in the grave
dig in the grave
turn over in one's grave
Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's graveTheme: AMAZING
[for a dead person] to be shocked or horrified. (Refers to something that would be so shocking to a person who is actually dead, that the dead person would quicken enough to turn over.)
• If Beethoven heard Mary play one of his sonatas, he'd turn over in his grave.
• If Aunt Jane knew what you were doing with her favorite chair, she would turn over in her grave.
quiet as the grave
Idiom(s): (as) quiet as the graveTheme: SILENCE
very quiet; silent.
• The house is as quiet as the grave when the children are at school.
• This town is quiet as the grave now that the offices have closed.
have one foot in the grave
Idiom(s): have one foot in the graveTheme: DAYDREAM
to be near death, either because of old age or because of illness.
• Fred's uncle is ninety. He has one foot in the grave and may not live another two months.
• Terry has one foot in the grave and will perish unless he receives treatment soon.
from the cradle to the grave
Idiom(s): from the cradle to the graveTheme: COMPLETELY
from birth to death.
• The government promised to take care of us from the cradle to the grave.
• You can feel secure and well protected from the cradle to the grave.
dig one's own grave
Idiom(s): dig one's own graveTheme: EXTRAVAGANCE
to be responsible for one's own downfall or ruin.
• The manager tried to get rid of his assistant, but he dug his own grave. He got fired himself for trying.
• The committee has dug its own grave with the new tax bill.
Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
Don't do something yourself which causes your own downfall.Dancing on someone's grave
If you will dance on someone's grave, you will outlive or outlast them and will celebrate their demise.make (one) about-face over in (one's) grave
Figuratively, to agitated addition who is asleep and buried. The way you dress would accomplish your grandmother about-face over in her grave.Learn more: grave, make, over, turn
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