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What does "over my dead body" means and when can I use it mean?
@mennamhmd4 This means that that is not happening. I will not allow it even when I am dead. You can used it in many circustances to say no.
For example: Eat your vegetables. You can say over my dead body. But this is a very casual phrase so only use it when you are speaking to friends or you can say it to someone who you have no respect for.
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"Hand over the goods!"
"Over my dead body."
You won't be giving him anything, because you're going to do the impossible to not let go of the goods.
Sometimes you'll hear this phrase used in a comedic way on media. There's characters that you just know are going to die if they keep acting brave, and the gag comes when they say the phrase out loud, and die immediately after. Bonus points if the killer(s) step literally over his dead body.
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