dropping dead
Falling down lifeless
Dropping dead is dying suddenly and unexpectedly, usually from a heart attack or similar cause: He dropped dead at fifty-two.
The phrase emphasizes the abruptness—one moment alive, the next collapsed.
In the imperative, drop dead is a hostile dismissal meaning go away or I don't care what you think.
Drop-dead gorgeous means stunningly attractive.
- keel overSuddenly fall unconscious
- keeled overCollapsed suddenly, often unconscious
- deceaseEnd of life
- stone coldTotally without heat
- collapseSudden structural failure
out cold · faint · passing · perish · tragedy · flatline · lifeless · lights out · aneurysm · heart attack · cardiac arrest · on the spot · unexpected · pulmonary embolism · struck down · sudden · just like that · fatal
dropping deadwasting away
Gradual physical decline
terminal illness · fading away · gradual decline · natural causes
dropping deadcoming alive
thriving · flourishing · alive and kicking · reviving · vibrant
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