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Idioms and Phrases

Very effective against; also, very fond of. For example, “He is a wonderful fielder and sure death on bunts” (Christy Mathewson, Pitching , 1912), or The boss is death on tardiness , or She's death on the latest fashions . [ Slang ; early 1800s]
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The band posted news of Thomas’ death on its official Facebook page, where the cause of death was given as “a long illness.”

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When the world learned of Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, an Irish-American cardinal, little known in the wider world, was the one to break the news.

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The family of a 21-year-old man who was shot and stabbed to death on his way home from a football match 10 years ago has renewed an appeal for help to find those responsible.

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Her son, Sam Sorbie, shared her death on social media "after battling an illness for the last three years".

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Ms Aunor's death on Wednesday was announced by her children on social media, but no further details were provided about her cause of death.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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