take for dead イディオム

a dead giveaway

a clear signal, an obvious sign The smile on her face was a dead giveaway that she got the job.

a dead heat

a race that finishes in a tie for first, dead even A photograph of the finish line proved that it was a dead heat.

a dead loss

a complete loss, a write-off (see write it off) The spoiled meat was a dead loss. We couldn't eat any of it.

a dead ringer

a very close likeness, like a twin Chad is a dead ringer for Mel Gibson. They look like twins.

as slow as a dead snail

unbeatable in slowness He writes as slow as a dead snail, only a word or two per day!

beat a dead horse

continue to ask or try when there is no hope They won't refund your money. You're beating a dead horse.

caught dead

(See wouldn't be caught dead)

dead ahead

exactly in front, before There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.

dead as a doornail

dead, showing no signs of life, stone dead It's only a stuffed bear. It's dead as a doornail.

dead-cat bounce

very little recovery after a loss, not coming up again "The broker said, ""It was a dead-cat bounce. Stocks remain low."""

take (one) for dead

To afield accept or accept that one is dead. The bandits took the woman for dead, but she survived and swore animus adjoin them all. I took the animal for dead, but it leaped up and bit me on the arm back I approached it.Learn more: dead, take

take someone for dead

to accept that addition who is still animate is dead. When we begin her, we took her for dead, but the paramedics were able to animate her. He was taken for asleep and abandoned. booty addition for addition or article to apperceive addition as addition or something. I took you for a adequately amenable person. You aren't. Alice took Jim for a gentleman—which he was.Learn more: dead, take

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An take for dead idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with take for dead, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context. 類似の言葉の辞書、別の表現、同義語、イディオムイディオム take for dead

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