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what did your last slave die of

idiom

Used to indicate that someone is being unreasonably bossy and demanding.


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  1. 01

    ain't what it used to was

    Is not what it used to be; (expressing nostalgia).

  2. 02

    breathe one's last

    To die.

  3. 03

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  4. 04

    come what may

    In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.

  5. 05

    cross my heart and hope to die

    Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

  6. 06

    dead last

    Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

  7. 07

    die

    To be or become hated or utterly ignored or cut off, as if dead.

  8. 08

    die a thousand deaths

    To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.

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