up and die

VERB

expire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude depart die finish lapse pass pass away quit run out terminate

STRONG

croak decease elapse end go perish stop

WEAK

bite the dust buy it cash in chips kick the bucket pass on pass over strike out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be born begin come commence continue get initiate introduce live open start stay

Example Sentences

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up and die

AUTOR: The view that everything exposed to AI will shrivel up and die makes no sense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

“Horses flare up and die down, flare up and die down,” said Lau.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

But add too little water, and the vines shrivel up and die, or the berries don't grow to full maturity.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022

Other times a fish will give up and die right away, if the barb got buried deep enough.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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