drop dead!
used to rudely and angrily tell someone to go away and leave you alone

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die to stop being alive, as a result of old age or illness:
I want to see Ireland again before I die.
No wonder your plants always die – you don’t water them enough.
His son died of liver cancer three years ago.
pass away to die – used when you want to avoid using the word ‘die’, in order to show respect or to avoid upsetting someone:
My wife had just passed away, and I didn’t want to be around people.
pass on to pass away – use this especially when you believe that the soul has a life after the death of the body:
I’m sorry, Emily, but your mother has passed on.
lose your life to be killed in a terrible event:
Hundreds of people lost their lives when the ship overturned in a storm.
perish literary to die in a terrible event – used especially in literature and news reports:
Five children perished before firefighters could put out the blaze.
give your life/lay down your life formal to die in order to save someone, or because of something that you believe in:
We honor the men and women who have given their lives in service of their country.
drop dead informal to suddenly die, when people do not expect you to:
One day, he came home from work and dropped dead of a heart attack.
kick the bucket/pop your clogs British English, buy the farm American English informal to die – used when you are not talking seriously about death:
It’s not like I’m going to kick the bucket tomorrow.

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drop dead
go away.
What do you want me to do, tell Don to drop dead?

Usage notes: usually used to show you do not like someone
Etymology: based on the more literal meaning of drop dead (= to die suddenly)

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Drop dead!
[very informal!]
a rude way of telling someone that you are very angry at something they have just said or done.
A guy started hassling me while I was ordering drinks at the bar, so I told him to drop dead.

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drop-dead
[informal]
a drop-dead person or piece of clothing is very beautiful.
Her exquisite figure was shown off to the full in a drop-dead black dress.
(always before noun)
He turned up to the concert with a drop-dead gorgeous woman on his arm.

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drop dead
to die suddenly
The bus driver dropped dead while driving the bus.

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Drop dead!
Go away!, to stop bothering someone
I told my brother to drop dead when he came into my room and now he is angry at me.

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drop dead
v., slang To go away or be quiet; stop bothering someone.
■ Usually used as a command,
"Drop dead!" Bill told his little sister when she kept begging to help him build his model airplane.
When Sally bumped into Kate's desk and spilled ink for the fifth time, Kate told her to drop dead.
Compare: BEAT IT, GET LOST.

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