push up the daisies — to be dead and buried (humorous idiom)
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be dead and buried (humorous idiom)
Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊʃ ʌp ðə ˈdeɪziz/
Korean meaning: 죽어서 땅에 묻히다 (유머러스한 관용표현)
Korean pronunciation: 푸쉬 업 더 **데이**지즈
Example Sentences
- My grandfather has been pushing up the daisies for over ten years now.
- Keep eating junk food like that and you'll be pushing up the daisies before you're 50!
- The old oak tree where we used to play is gone, and so is everyone who planted it - they're all pushing up the daisies now.
push up the daisies
VERB//pʊʃ ʌp ðə ˈdeɪziz//
to be dead and buried (humorous idiom)
to be dead and buried (humorous idiom)
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While they push up the daisies, we dance like crazies!
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Origin
19세기 후반 미국에서 시작된 표현으로, 묘지에 묻힌 시체 위로 데이지꽃이 자라나는 모습에서 유래되었습니다. 죽음을 직접적으로 말하지 않고 완곡하게 표현하는 유머러스한 관용구입니다.
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“My grandfather has been pushing up the daisies for over ten years now.”
“Keep eating junk food like that and you'll be pushing up the daisies before you're 50!”
“The old oak tree where we used to play is gone, and so is everyone who planted it - they're all pushing up the daisies now.”
“Don't worry about him - he's been pushing up the daisies since the Civil War!”
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