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wouldn't be seen dead

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To find incredibly horrifying; embarrassing or otherwise entirely unsuitable for oneself.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“I really don't want⟳ to buy⟳ anything. You seem by bad luck to be stocked up with just the sort⟳ of things I wouldn't be seen dead in a ditch with. I can't stand⟳ rubber rings, never could. I'm not really keen on buttonhooks.”
“He'd seen an item about the resort on TV, though he couldn't remember⟳ whether it had been Tomorrow's World, Holiday or Eurotrash. What he could remember⟳ was swearing he wouldn't be seen dead in the place⟳”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

wouldn't harm a fly wouldn't say no wouldn't shout if a shark bit him wouldn't touch with yours wouldn't work in an iron lung wouldst

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