from my cold, dead hands

Definitions

1. Only after my death.
   excessive, literally
2. Never; not under any circumstances.
   idiomatic

Examples

“I won't have⟳ the government instituting gun control⟳! They can have⟳ my shotgun when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.”

“You want⟳ me to sell⟳ you a family heirloom like⟳ this? Tsk, you can take⟳ it from my cold, dead hands.”

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