- an early grave
- death before the natural age that you would expect
She's drinking herself into an early grave.
English dictionary. 2014.
an early grave
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early grave — noun a) An end of life before the expected time. All your aggravation will drive me to an early grave. b) Death at a young age. Neglect put his car in an early grave … Wiktionary
(an) early grave — an early grave phrase death before the natural age that you would expect She’s drinking herself into an early grave. Thesaurus: types of deathhyponym deadsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
an early grave — a premature or untimely death he worked himself into an early grave … Useful english dictionary
grave — grave1 [ greıv ] noun count ** 1. ) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body: He s never even visited his mother s grave. 2. ) the grave LITERARY death:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ The body was found in a shallow grave. ▪ open ▪ The mourners threw flowers into the open grave. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
grave — I UK [ɡreɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms grave : singular grave plural graves ** 1) the place where a dead body is buried in a deep hole in the ground. A tomb is a structure above the ground that contains a dead body He s never even visited… … English dictionary
grave — ♦♦♦ graves, graver, gravest (Pronounced [[t]gre͟ɪv[/t]], except for meaning 5, when it is pronounced [[t]grɑ͟ːv[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A grave is a place where a dead person is buried. They used to visit her grave twice a year. 2) N COUNT: oft to N,… … English dictionary
grave — 01. After he died, he was buried in a [grave] in a quiet spot under a tree. 02. The family stood beside the [grave] of the old man, and talked about all the wonderful times they had spent together. 03. He is going to go to an early [grave] if he… … Grammatical examples in English
early — ear|ly1 W1S1 [ˈə:li US ˈə:rli] adj comparative earlier superlative earliest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(first part)¦ 2¦(before usual)¦ 3¦(beginning)¦ 4¦(new thing)¦ 5 the early hours 6 an early start 7 at/from an early age … Dictionary of contemporary English
early — 1 adjective 1 NEAR THE BEGINNING near to the beginning of a day, year, someone s life etc: We ve booked two weeks holiday in early May. | Her early life was miserably unhappy. | in the early days (=at the beginning of a process, project etc): In… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
