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Idioms and Phrases

Very effective against; also, very fond of. For example, “He is a wonderful fielder and sure death on bunts” (Christy Mathewson, Pitching , 1912), or The boss is death on tardiness , or She's death on the latest fashions . [ Slang ; early 1800s]
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Mr Carter said his cousin, who lives in Trémolat, called him after seeing a post about Mrs Carter's death on a local community Facebook page.

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Within a month of this video being posted online, Ali and Shahzad were dead - beaten to death on the boat journey sold to them by Gujjar, who promised a safe route into Europe.

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Mr Mosquera, a Colombian national, previously admitted the manslaughter of Mr Alfonso in a "loss of control" and blamed Mr Longworth's death on Mr Alfonso.

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The band posted news of Thomas’ death on its official Facebook page, where the cause of death was given as “a long illness.”

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When the world learned of Pope Francis' death on Monday morning, an Irish-American cardinal, little known in the wider world, was the one to break the news.

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