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fit to wake the dead

fit to wake the dead adverb: at a very high volume; extremely loudly.

Adverb

fit to wake the dead (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) At a very high volume; extremely loudly.
    • They were screaming fit to wake the dead.
    • "Maybe they're asleep." The ensign switched on the locator sonar. The high-frequency waves resonated through both vessels. It was a sound fit to wake the dead, but there was no response. The air supply in the Politovskiy had run out a day before.1984, Tom Clancy, “The Thirteenth Day: Wednesday, 15 December”, in The Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, page 304

Questions about fit to wake the dead

What does fit to wake the dead mean?
Fit to wake the dead means at a very high volume; extremely loudly.
What part of speech is fit to wake the dead?
Fit to wake the dead is an adverb.

Words near fit to wake the dead in the dictionary

  1. fit rods
  2. fit the bill
  3. fit to be tied
  4. fit to burst
  5. fit to kill
  6. fit to wake the dead
  7. fit together
  8. fit up
  9. fit-bush
  10. fit-check
  11. fit-checked

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