Phrase guide

from my cold, dead hands

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Only after my death.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: excessive, literally

Examples

  • I won't have the government instituting gun control! They can have my shotgun when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: over my dead body

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Never; not under any circumstances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • You want me to sell you a family heirloom like this? Tsk, you can take it from my cold, dead hands.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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