cold in one's grave

短语

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Dead (usually used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical setting).

    I'll be cold in my grave before I call that man of yours a son-in-law of mine!

  2. 2.

    Having died a reasonable length of time ago (usually used to suggest that an unseemly short amount of time for a particular purpose has passed since a person's death).