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death on

death on phrase: very keen on or good at (something).

Phrase

death on

  1. (colloquial) Very keen on or good at (something).
    • She's death on the fashion, Mercy is. Why, that last gown of hers, cut out a piece of calico a neighbor brought from the East—you'd ought to see it.1901, Evelyn Raymond, The Sun Maid: A Story of Fort Dearborn
    • She's a Canadian half-breed, and she has a sweet tooth and a bitter tongue. The only joys that lighten her dusty pilgrimage through this vale of tears are eating candy and giving cheek to her superior officer. She's death on candy, […]1913, Robert Blatchford, Tommy Atkins of the Ramchunders, page 106

Questions about death on

What does death on mean?
Death on means very keen on or good at (something).
What part of speech is death on?
Death on is a phrase.

Words near death on in the dictionary

  1. death notes
  2. death notification
  3. death notifications
  4. death of despair
  5. death of the author
  6. death on
  7. death panel
  8. death panels
  9. death penalties
  10. death penalty
  11. death pennies

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