Idiom
die a thousand deaths
Meaning
To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I die a thousand deaths whenever I have to speak in public.”
“Waiting for the results of my medical exam, I felt like I was dying a thousand deaths.”
“As she stood before the silent audience, she died a thousand deaths, fearing her forgotten lines would ruin the entire performance.”
Examples
simple
“I die a thousand deaths whenever I have to speak in public.”
contextual
“Waiting for the results of my medical exam, I felt like I was dying a thousand deaths.”
complex
“As she stood before the silent audience, she died a thousand deaths, fearing her forgotten lines would ruin the entire performance.”
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