dead meat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dead meat
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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However, the host allegedly felt as if she were "dead meat," the insider claimed.
From Fox News • Jul. 27, 2021
Bush was considered dead meat in presidential politics afterwards.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2020
After months of a diet consisting mostly of grass and nuts and roots, the scent of dead meat was impossible to resist.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2015
The spathe is the most visible part of the skunk cabbage’s flower, and it evokes nothing so much as dead meat.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2014
I knew I’d be dead meat if the lid fell off, so 1 dug my fingernails into the wooden slats to keep it in place.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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