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cold in one's grave en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Dead (usually used in a hyperbolic or metaphorical setting).
    • I'll be cold in my grave before I call that man of yours a son-in-law of mine!
  2. (in the negative, not-comparable) Having died a reasonable length of time ago (usually used to suggest that an unseemly short amount of time for a particular purpose has passed since a person's death).
    • Eunice: We're going to choir practice. Audrey: Have a good time. Albert: Don't wait up. Audrey: Well, well, well. Jezanna: Can you believe that? My mother's not cold in her grave! Audrey: Sugar, it's been over two years. Jezanna: Choir practice? That... that Jezebel! 2000, Alison Bechdel, Post-Dykes to Watch Out For, page 107: