- meet your maker
- often humorous
to die
He was convinced he was going to meet his maker there and then.
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meet your maker
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meet your maker — often humorous phrase to die He was convinced he was going to meet his maker there and then. Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: maker * * * meet your maker (or meet your Maker) : to die … Useful english dictionary
meet your maker — meet (your) maker humorous to die. I m afraid Zoe s rabbit is no more. He s gone to meet his maker … New idioms dictionary
meet your maker — If someone has gone to meet their Maker, they have died … The small dictionary of idiomes
meet your Maker — If someone has gone to meet their Maker, they have died. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
meet your maker — This expression is used to say (often humorously) that someone has died. Poor old Mr. Potter has gone to meet his maker … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
meet your Maker to — die This and similar expressions are used even by those with no confidence that the rendezvous will be kept. Similarly, a Muslim might, if so favoured, meet the Prophet: He intended to meet the Prophet shod, smiling, and at peace. (M.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
with your Maker — dead Christian usage in various forms, from the posthumous heavenly gathering of the righteous and others, who may also aspire to meet God, Jesus, the Lord, etc.: If you make a wrong move, you re with your maker. (Fraser, 1970) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
meet maker — meet (your) maker humorous to die. I m afraid Zoe s rabbit is no more. He s gone to meet his maker … New idioms dictionary
meet — meet1 W1S1 [mi:t] v past tense and past participle met [met] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see somebody at an arranged place)¦ 2¦(see somebody by chance)¦ 3¦(see somebody for the first time)¦ 4¦(see somebody at an airport/station etc)¦ 5¦(come together to discuss… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meet — 1 /mi:t/ verb past tense and past participle met /met/ 1 BE IN THE SAME PLACE (intransitive, transitive not in passive) a) to be in the same place as someone else because you have arranged to do this: Meet me at 8.00. | We agreed to meet in front … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
