up and die

Example Sentences

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Anybody who feels that way, you don't have to just roll up and die, man.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025

In areas where unchecked pumping from wells severely depletes aquifers, once-thriving wetlands and forests can dry up and die.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

"If I don't forgive, I'll shrivel up and die," she told me.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

If the thought of working the same schedule in an office every day makes your soul want to shrivel up and die, it might be the job for you.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Thomas wouldn’t allow himself to give in to Minho’s hopelessness— he didn’t want to give up and die just yet.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner