catch one's death of
take one's death of
To become very ill with (a cold, pneumonia, flu). Sometimes used in the short form catch your death.
Johnny fell in the icy water and almost took his death of cold.
"Johnny! Come right in here and put your coat and hat on. You'll catch your death!"
cheat on someone
To be unfaithful (to one's wife or husband, or to one's sweetheart or fiancee).
It is rumored that Joe cheats on his wife.
creature of habit
A person who does things out of habit rather than by thought.
Our boss is a creature of habit, so let us not confuse him with too many new ideas.
deadbeat
A person who never pays his debts and who has a way of getting things free that others have to pay for.
You'll never collect from Joe - he's a deadbeat.
death knell
The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral.
The people mourned at the death knell of their friend.
Something which shows a future failure.
Bill's poor grade on his final examination sounded the death knell of his hope to be a doctor.
His sudden deafness was the death knell of his hope to become President.
death on
Very successful in meeting or dealing with.
Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park.
Disliking or strongly against; very strict about.
The new teacher is death on students who come late to class.
The twins' grandmother is death on smoking.
do to death
To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome.
The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death.
dog-eat-dog
dog eat dog
A way of living in which every person tries to get what he wants for himself no matter how badly or cruelly he must treat others to get it; readiness to do anything to get what you want.
Образ жизни при котором каждый человек любыми средствами пытается получить то, чего он хочет; готовность совершить любое деяние для достижения своей цели.
In some early frontier towns it was dog-eat-dog.
- I’m upset that my colleague got the promotion before me.
-Well, It’s a dog eat god world. You can’t do anything with it.
-Well, It’s a dog eat god world. You can’t do anything with it.
-Я очень расстроен, что мой коллега получил продвижение раньше меня. -Что ж, мир сложная штука.
During the California gold rush, men had a dog-eat-dog life.