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Over my dead body!

Inf. Fig. a defiant phrase indicating the strength of one's opposition to something. (A joking response is "That can be arranged.") Sally: Alice says she'll join the circus no matter what anybody says. Father: over my dead body! Sally: Now, now. You know how she is. Bill: I think I'll rent out our spare bedroom. Sue: over my dead body! Bill (smiling): That can be arranged.

See also: dead

Over my dead body!

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exclam. & comp. abb. [You won’t do it] if I can stop you from doing it! You’ll do it OMDB.

See also: dead

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verb

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