not be caught dead

1. see caught dead.

Example Sentences

But the field of urban evolutionary ecology remained tiny until recently: “Most evolutionary biologists would not be caught dead in a city,” says Johnson.

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Millions of people were vaccinated by now and they are all doing fine, don’t be silly,’” Keco recalled, adding that her son-in-law’s friend — who “claimed he would not be caught dead getting vaccinated” — got infected and COVID-19 “had left him feeling broken.”

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Trump — even more than George W. Bush, and that's saying something — will not be caught dead in a room with people who don't agree with him, with this one exception.

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Furthermore, tradition dictates that a man should remove his hat in the presence of a lady - and he should not be caught dead wearing one, flat cap or otherwise, in the presence of royalty.

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I, for one, would not be caught dead tomorrow wearing anything else.

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