Weekend at Bernie's
Definitions
A situation in which someone pretends a dead person (or by extension, any entity) is still alive.
Examples
“A Weekend at Bernie's acted out on the gray and black stage⟳ of frozen stone. Someone laughed and was immediately hushed by their own⟳ sense⟳ of shame.”
“All they had to show⟳ for themselves was a Weekend at Bernie's economy, with sunglasses and Hawaiian shirts on zombie companies supposed to give⟳ the impression of life and health”
“John McCain went so far as to say⟳ he would pull⟳ a Weekend at Bernie's if Chairman Greenspan died while McCain was president.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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