dead to the world
Sound asleep.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The baby is finally dead to the world.”
“After working a double shift, he came home and fell dead to the world on his sofa.”
“Exhausted by the long journey, the travelers ignored the noise of the city and remained dead to the world until sunrise.”
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all over the world
throughout the world, everywhere, worldwide, globally.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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best of both worlds
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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come into the world
To be born.
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coming into the world
The act of being born; a birth.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
Last updated August 10, 2026