Meaning of worm food | Babel Free

Definitions

One or more corpses, especially in a state of decay; remains.

idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“"Say⟳, have⟳ ye a drug that will make⟳ worm's food of your enemy in an hour?"”

“At a state clemency board⟳ hearing earlier this month, a prosecutor said that Mr. Parker once joked that he had turned the Warrens into "worm food."”

“"It's something that you want⟳ to do instead of being ashes or worm food, to be some kind of asset instead of being in the ground," she said.”

“[F]or those of us who think⟳ that the grave is the end⟳ of us, when we shall become⟳ food for worms, the sensible course is to make⟳ the most of every passing hour.”

“Texas Republican Rep. Mike Conaway said, “I can’t imagine⟳ an atheist accompanying a notification team as they go into some family’s home to let⟳ them have⟳ the worst news of their life and this guy says, ‘You know⟳, that’s it — your son’s just worms, I mean⟳, worm food.’””

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