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brown bread

idiom
Meaning

Dead.


Examples
SIMPLE

Old Fred is brown bread, God rest him.

CONTEXTUAL

The gangster warned that if anyone talked to the police, they'd be brown bread.

COMPLEX

By the time the ambulance arrived, the poor soul was already brown bread, his story ended in that grimy alley.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a little bit of bread and no cheese

    Used to represent the song of the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).

  2. 02

    best thing since sliced bread

    Alternative form of greatest thing since sliced bread.

  3. 03

    bread and butter

    That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.

  4. 04

    bread and circuses

    Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people.

  5. 05

    bread of life

    Anything which is regarded as a source or inspiration of spiritual nourishment.

  6. 06

    brown bag

    A short presentation or seminar on a given subject, especially one given at lunchtime.

  7. 07

    brown noser

    One who brownnoses (flatters or humors somebody in an obsequious manner for personal gain); one who sucks up; a bootlicker, dickrider, ass-kisser, sycophant.

  8. 08

    brown power

    The production of electricity made from conventional sources, such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power.

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