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die a thousand deaths
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
(比喩的に)極度の苦しみや恐怖、精神的ショックを何度も味わうことを表現する / (修辞的に用いられる)非常に苦痛な状況や感情を、あたかも何度も死に直面するかのように誇張して表現する
( present singular third-person )
( participle present )
( participle past )
( past )
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(rhetorical) To die many times over (as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).
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die a thousand deaths
I'd rather die a thousand deaths than tell him the truth.
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I'd rather die a thousand deaths than tell him the truth.
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