Phrase guide

over my dead body

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /oʊ.vɚ maɪ dɛd bɑ.di/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Under no circumstances; absolutely not.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: excessive, idiomatic, informal, usually

Examples

  • "Can I get a new sports car?" "Over my dead body!"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oor my dooie liggaam — absolutely not
  • Arabic: على جِثِّتِي (ʕala jiṯṯitī) — absolutely not
  • Bulgarian: само през трупа ми (samo prez trupa mi) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Cantonese: 冇得傾 /冇得倾 (mou5 dak1 king1) — absolutely not
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沒門 /没门 (méi mén) — absolutely not
  • Czech: jen přes mou mrtvolu — absolutely not
  • Danish: over mit lig — absolutely not
  • Dutch: over mijn lijk — absolutely not
  • Finnish: vain kuolleen ruumiini yli — absolutely not
  • Finnish: vain minun kuolleen ruumiini yli — absolutely not
  • Finnish: vain minun ruumiini yli — absolutely not
  • French: il faudra me passer sur le corps — absolutely not
  • French: jamais de la vie — absolutely not
  • French: moi vivant, jamais — absolutely not
  • French: pas de mon vivant — absolutely not
  • French: plutôt mourir — absolutely not
  • French: il faudra me tuer d'abord — absolutely not
  • Georgian: არავითარ შემთხვევაში (aravitar šemtxvevaši) — absolutely not
  • German: nur über meine Leiche — absolutely not
  • Greek: πάνω από το πτώμα μου (páno apó to ptóma mou) — absolutely not
  • Hebrew: עַל גּוּפָתִי הַמֵתָה (al gufáti hametá) — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: csak a testemen át — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: csak a testemen keresztül — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: szó sem lehet róla — absolutely not
  • Hungarian: ki van zárva — absolutely not
  • Icelandic: fyrr skal ég dauður liggja — absolutely not
  • Japanese: そんなことは絶対させない (sonna koto-wa zettai sasenai) — absolutely not
  • Macedonian: само преку мене мртов (samo preku mene mrtov) — absolutely not
  • Macedonian: само преку мене мртва (samo preku mene mrtva) — absolutely not
  • Malay: langkah mayatku dahulu — absolutely not
  • Norwegian Bokmål: over mitt lik — absolutely not
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: over mitt lik — absolutely not
  • Persian: مگر از روی جسد من رد بشی (magar az ruye jasad-e man rad beši) — absolutely not
  • Polish: po moim trupie — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: só por cima do meu cadáver — absolutely not
  • Portuguese: sobre o meu cadáver — absolutely not
  • Romanian: peste cadavrul meu — absolutely not
  • Russian: че́рез мой труп (čérez moj trup) — absolutely not
  • Scottish Gaelic: a-mhàin thar mo mharbhan — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: са̏мо пре̏ко ме̏не мр̑тво̄г — absolutely not
  • Serbo-Croatian: sȁmo prȅko mȅne mȓtvōg — absolutely not
  • Spanish: sobre mi cadáver — absolutely not
  • Spanish: sobre mi cuerpo muerto — absolutely not
  • Swedish: över min döda kropp — absolutely not
  • Turkish: cesedimi çiğnersin — absolutely not
  • Turkish: cesedimi çiğnemeden olmaz — absolutely not