die a thousand deaths

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現

(rhetorical) To die many times over (as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).

日本語の意味

（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

英語の意味

(rhetorical) To die many times over (as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).

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I'd rather die a thousand deaths than tell him the truth.

彼に本当のことを言うくらいなら、千回死ぬほうがましだ。

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意味（1）

(rhetorical) To die many times over (as preferred over some other undesirable action or occurrence).

Mor[timer] iu[nior]. Crie quittance Madam then, & loue not him. / Qu[een]. No, rather will I die a thousand deaths, / And yet I loue in vaine, heele nere loue me.]

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意味（2）

(idiomatic) To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.

[…] since I know no greater Pleasure than the Love of you, I should too willingly run the Risque of any Disadvantage that could happen by it. I die a thousand Deaths every Hour, and still revive, to die them over again […]

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dies a thousand deaths （ present singular third-person ）

dying a thousand deaths （ participle present ）

died a thousand deaths （ participle past ）

died a thousand deaths （ past ）