Pronunciation: /daɪ ɪn ə dɪtʃ/
noun a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I hope I never have to die in a ditch.
A2 The expression 'die in a ditch' means to fail miserably.
B1 He would rather die in a ditch than admit he was wrong.
B2 She joked that she would die in a ditch before giving up chocolate.
C1 The politician vowed to die in a ditch fighting for his beliefs.
C2 The CEO was willing to die in a ditch to protect the company's reputation.
verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
A1 If you don't study for the test, you will die in a ditch.
A2 She always says she will die in a ditch before doing her homework.
B1 I would rather die in a ditch than give a speech in front of a crowd.
B2 The team would die in a ditch before admitting they were wrong.
C1 He would rather die in a ditch than compromise his principles.
C2 The politician would die in a ditch before admitting defeat.
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 I would never let my friend die in a ditch alone.
A2 If you don't help me study, I'll die in a ditch during the exam.
B1 I'd rather die in a ditch than give up on my dreams.
B2 She would rather die in a ditch than admit she was wrong.
C1 The politician would rather die in a ditch than compromise on their beliefs.
C2 He would rather die in a ditch than betray his country.
article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun
A1 If you don't study for the test, you will die in a ditch.
A2 He always says he will die in a ditch before doing his homework.
B1 I would rather die in a ditch than give a speech in front of a large audience.
B2 She would die in a ditch before admitting she was wrong.
C1 The politician made a bold statement, saying he would die in a ditch for his beliefs.
C2 The soldier was willing to die in a ditch to protect his country.
formal I would rather die in a ditch than compromise my principles.
informal If he thinks I'm going to do his work for him, he can go and die in a ditch!
slang She can just go die in a ditch for all I care.
figurative I would fight tooth and nail for what I believe in, I won't die in a ditch without a fight.
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