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wake up and die right

wake up and die right phrase: get a grip.

Phrase

wake up and die right

  1. (informal) Get a grip.
    • “Christ Almighty, yes, Floyd!” Hank turned on Evenwrite, relieved in a way to have someone to shout at again. “Sure I can sell lumber. But wake up and die right! use your damn head! Look!”1964, Ken Kesey, Charles Bowden, Sometimes a Great Notion, 2006 edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 413
    • We think it’s about time for the hypocritical members of the parent-teacher click responsible for obsolete standards and regulations to wake up and die right!2004, National Lampoon, edited by Scott Rubin, Sean Crespo, and Mason Brown, National Lampoon's Big Book of Love, →ISBN, →OCLC

Questions about wake up and die right

What does wake up and die right mean?
Wake up and die right means get a grip.
What part of speech is wake up and die right?
Wake up and die right is a phrase.

Words near wake up and die right in the dictionary

  1. wake robin
  2. wake robins
  3. wake the dead
  4. wake turbulence
  5. wake up
  6. wake up and die right
  7. wake up and smell the ashes
  8. wake up and smell the coffee
  9. wake up and smell the roses
  10. wake up call
  11. wake up calls

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