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To have died and be buried under the ground Humorous, [1] Euphemistic [5] Early 20th century—also 'under the daisies', and 'turn one's toes up to the daisies', which date back to the mid-19th century. (See 'to turn up one's toes' below.) Put down/put to sleep To be euthanised Euphemism Euthanasia of an animal Put one to the sword To kill someone
The imperfect and pluperfect subjunctives can describe something which should have been done in the past, but which it is now too late for: [332] [296] at tū dictīs, Albāne, manērēs! (Virgil) [333] 'you should have remained true to your words, o Alban!' morerētur, inquiēs (Cicero) [334] 'he should have died, you will say' quid facerem ...
Parasiticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy parasites. Pediculicide – an agent that kills head lice. Pesticide – a general term to describe an agent used to destroy or repel a pest. Rodenticide - an agent that kills rodents (especially rats and mice). Scabicide – a chemical agent for killing scabies.
Used to describe: Water. Back in the 1930s, ordering a dog soup would get you a tall glass of good ol' water. Considering that the slang originated during the Great Depression, it makes perfect sense.
Meaning "imparted a sentimental atmosphere to" e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense. schnappsed / ˈ ʃ n æ p s t / 10 Sc.Am. [3] Meaning "drank schnapps"; proposed by poet George Starbuck in the same competition won by his friend William Harmon. schwartzed / ˈ ʃ w ɔːr t s t / 10 [8]
But, the one thing you can rest assured you’ll never die of is “old age.” Be it disease, accident, or injury, it happens to us all. Why We Find Comfort In Knowing that Someone Died of "Old Age"
As predicates, nouns can take the verbal subject prefixes (but not tense inflection). Thus, nitēuctli means "I am a lord" with the regular first person singular subject ni-attached to the noun tēuctli "lord". Similarly tinocihuāuh means "you are my wife", with the possessive noun nocihuāuh "my wife" attached to the subject prefix ti-"you ...
John Amos’s cause of death has been confirmed, just over a month after he died on August 21 aged 84.. The Good Times actor died from congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital, according ...