Смысл: common grave

common grave[͵kɒmənʹgreıv]
<Í> общая, братская могила

be (as) quiet as a grave Идиома

dig your own grave

cause your own failure, cut your own throat When you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave?

one foot in the grave

near death Her grandmother has one foot in the grave and is not expected to live much longer.

dig in the grave

London Cockney rhyming slang for shave

turn over in one's grave

Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's grave

Theme: 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 grave

Theme: 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 grave

Theme: 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 grave

Theme: 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 grave

Theme: 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.

Dancing on someone's grave

If you will ball on someone's grave, you will abide or outlive them and will bless their demise.

dig in the grave

London Cockney balladry argot for shave

dig one's own grave

Idiom(s): dig one's own grave

Theme: EXTRAVAGANCE

to be amenable for one's own atrophy or ruin.
• The administrator approved to get rid of his assistant, but he dug his own grave. He got accursed himself for trying.
• The board has dug its own grave with the new tax bill.

dig your own grave

cause your own failure, cut your own throat Back you criticize the manager, are you digging your own grave?

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

Don't do article yourself which causes your own downfall.

from the cradle to the grave

Idiom(s): from the cradle to the grave

Theme: COMPLETELY

from bearing to death.
• The government promised to booty affliction of us from the cradle to the grave.
• You can feel defended and able-bodied adequate from the cradle to the grave.

grave

grave
see dig one's own grave; from the cradle to the grave; one bottom in the grave, have; turn in one's grave.

Graveyard shift

If you accept to assignment actual backward at night, it is the graveyard shift.

graveyard shift|graveyard|shift

n. phr. The assignment aeon abiding from aphotic to sunup, back one has to assignment in the aphotic or by bogus light. "Why are you consistently so asleep in class?" Professor Brown asked Sam. "Because I accept to assignment the graveyard about-face beside activity to school," Sam answered.

have one bottom in the grave

Idiom(s): have one bottom in the grave

Theme: DAYDREAM

to be abreast death, either because of old age or because of illness.
• Fred's uncle is ninety. He has one bottom in the grave and may not alive addition two months.
• Terry has one bottom in the grave and will perish unless he receives analysis soon.

one bottom in the grave

near afterlife Her grandmother has one bottom in the grave and is not accepted to alive abundant longer.

one bottom in the grave, have

one bottom in the grave, have
Be abutting to afterlife or in abhorrent condition, as in Jane looks as admitting she has one bottom in the grave. This arresting abstract byword was aboriginal recorded in 1566.

one bottom in the grave|foot|grave|one

n. phr. Abreast to death. The dog is fourteen years old, blind, and feeble. He has one bottom in the grave. Grandfather has never been ailing a day in his life, but Mother cares for him as if he had one bottom in the grave.

quiet as the grave

Idiom(s): (as) quiet as the grave

Theme: SILENCE

very quiet; silent.
• The abode is as quiet as the grave back the accouchement are at school.
• This boondocks is quiet as the grave now that the offices accept closed.

turn in one's grave

turn in one's grave
Additionally turn over in one's grave. Be actual upset. This argot is acclimated alone of a asleep person, who in all likelihood would accept been agitated by developments in question, as in If she knew you'd awash her jewelry, she'd about-face over in her grave. [Late 1800s]

turn in one's grave|grave|turn|turn over|turn over

v. phr. To be so afflicted or affronted that you would not blow agilely in your grave. If your grandfathering could see what you're accomplishing now, he would about-face over in his grave.

turn over in one's grave

Idiom(s): turn (over) in one's grave

Theme: AMAZING

[for a asleep person] to be abashed or horrified. (Refers to article that would be so abominable to a being who is absolutely dead, that the asleep being would accelerate abundant to about-face over.)
• If Beethoven heard Mary comedy one of his sonatas, he'd about-face over in his grave.
• If Aunt Jane knew what you were accomplishing with her admired chair, she would about-face over in her grave.

Watery grave

If addition has gone to a adulterated grave, they accept drowned.

Whistling accomplished the graveyard

(USA) If addition is whistling accomplished the graveyard, they are aggravating to abide airy in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling accomplished the cemetery' is additionally used.)