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Originally Posted by baddog
If you are going to pretend to be so wise, please learn to spell dying. TIA
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die 1 (d)
intr.v. died, dy·ing (dng), dies
1. To cease living; become dead; expire.
2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade: The sunlight died in the west.
3. To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death: nearly died of embarrassment.
4. Informal To desire something greatly: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
5.
a. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
b. To be destroyed, as in combat: could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.
6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.
Phrasal Verbs:
die back Botany
To be affected by dieback.
die down
To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.
die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county.
die out
To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
Idioms:
die hard
1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.
2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.
die on the vine
To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.
to die for Informal
Remarkable or highly desirable.
Keeping up with the important stuff I see you crazy old koot.
