drop dead

Example Sentences

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Brooker adds: "I'll find out when it stops if I drop dead or people stop watching."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“That’s what I’m working towards, and if I drop dead at the end of it, I’ll die a happy man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

If Elon Musk were to drop dead tomorrow, the damage to Tesla’s share price would be unfathomable, because companies and also dumb crypto tokens get much more valuable when Musk breathes on them.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

Activision has applied to intervene in Microsoft's appeal against the CMA's decision, saying that the planned deal has a "drop dead" date of July 18.

From Reuters • May 30, 2023

“I made a promise to Eleanor Roosevelt to see them to their graves, and I can’t drop dead on the job—so let’s get going.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos