(as) baleful as death Идиома

at death's door

very near death The Prime Minister was at death's door after suffering a serious stroke.

brush with death

nearly die, at death's door, on my deathbed After a close brush with death you'll think that life is precious.

catch one's death of cold

become very ill (with a cold, flu etc) The little boy was told to be careful in the rain or he would catch his death of cold.

catch your death

become very ill, catch a bad cold In this terrible weather, put on a coat or you'll catch your death.

death row

the prisoners who are to be executed or put to death The priest wants to visit the prisoners on death row.

death warmed over

(See look like death warmed over)

death wish

saying you want to die, inviting death To challenge the Mafia would be a death wish. It would be suicide.

deathbed

(See on your deathbed)

frightened to death

very afraid, scared spitless, scared stiff She said she was frightened to death when she heard the shot.

hang on like grim death

be determined or resolute, not quit In the presidential election, Gore was hanging on like grim death.

(as) calamitous as death

Dangerous and dire. The storm has fabricated the after-effects calamitous as death—I'm not abiding we'll ability the bank alive.Learn more: baleful, death

*baleful as death

promising evil; actual threatening. (*Also: as ~.) The wind's beef was as calamitous as death. His articulation articulate calamitous as death.Learn more: baleful, death

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hang by a thread hang in the balance hang in (there) hang in there Hang it! hang loose hang on hang on every word hang on like grim death hang on to hang one on hang out hang out one hang out one's shingle hang ten (surfing) hang tough hang-up (all) tore up (all) torn up (all) washed up (all) well and good (all) wrought up (almost) upon (one) (and) not before time! (and) that ain't hay (and) that's that (and) yourself (Are you) going my way? (Are you) ready for this? (Are you) ready to order? (Are you) sorry you asked? (Are) things getting you down? (Are) you kidding (me)? (are) you leaving so soon? (as) (a)like as (two) peas in a pod (as) (something) as Dick's hatband (as) accommodating as a hog on ice (as) ancient as the hills (as) artful as a wagonload of monkeys (as) awkward as a cow on a crutch (as) awkward as a cow on roller skates (as) bald as a baby's backside (as) baleful as death (as) bent as a nine-bob note (as) black as (one) is painted (as) black as (one's) hat (as) black as a raven (as) black as a raven's feather (as) black as a raven's wing (as) black as a skillet (as) black as a stack of black cats (as) black as a sweep (as) black as coal (as) black as ink (as) black as Newgate's knocker (as) black as night (as) black as pitch (as) black as the ace of spades (as) black as the devil (as) black as the minister's coat (as) black as thunder (as) blind as a bat (as) bright as a button (as) bright as a new pin (as) broad as a barn door (as) brown as a berry (as) busy as a beaver (building a new dam) (as) busy as a bee