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... noun [U] "idiom hang/hold on like grim death uk to hold on very tightly to
something, despite great difficulty: Darren always drives and I sit behind him,
hanging on like grim death. grimace ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To hang (hold) on like grim death (APP 96; ODEP 377; EAP 100; MP 159) 1884 "
Well, I hung on like grim death." (p. 396) Harte, Bret. Tales of the Argonauts; On
the Frontier. New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1884. 1895 "when you've got your ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder,
2005
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
0 Later Mr Ashby left the court, grim-faced and silent, unpleasant© 3 informal very
unpleasant or ugly: a grim-looking block of flats • grimly /'grim.li/ adverb •
grimness /'gnm.nas/ noun [U] ▻ idiom hang/hold on like grim death uk to hold on
very ...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
A var. of hang on by the eyebrows, etc., q.v. hold on like grim death; hold on to.
To be courageously or obstinately persistent about; apply oneself diligently to:
the former, coll. ,' the latter, coll. in C.19, S.E. in C.20. Both from ca. 1850; the
former ...
grief come to grief to be unsuccessful, suffer some bad luck etc: The project came
to grief, You'll come to grief if you go on like that. grim hang/hold on like grim
death (in/) to take a very firm hold (of something) in difficult circumstances: The ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
... to hold on like grim death. – derivatives grimly adverb, grimness noun. – origin
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grim and German grimm.
grimace /ˈgrɪməs, grɪˈmeɪs/ 7noun an ugly, twisted expression on a person's
face, ...
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Anglické obrazné fráze a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
... feel like a queen/a princess; to feel as right as rain. – to hang/hold on like grim
death – zoufale se k něčemu upínat, ze všech sil se bránit The captain of the
storm-tossed ship later told reporters that they had been hanging on like grim
death.
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A Dictionary of Cliches
*grim death , in to hang (or hold) on like grim death and to look like grim death.
Respectively mid C. 19–20 and late C. 19–20. To hang on grimly; to look
exceedingly grim. grin and bear it, to . To submit with a grin (and without lament
or ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang
(from ca 1895). hold on ! see HOLD HARD! hold on by the eyebrows, or
eyelashes, or eyelids , see EYELASHES... hold on like grim death; hold on to . To
be courageously or obstinately persistent about; apply oneself diligently to: the
former, ...
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Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Dug his grave with his teeth/with a knife and fork. Died of overeating. Have one
foot in the grave [1509] (and the other on a banana skin!) Be near to death. Hold
on like grim death [1893]. (Who does not easily release an intended victim).
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Herald History: Tamworth's Middle Entry
... and proposes to sacrifice it rather than hold on like grim death until it is certain, beyond all reasonable doubt, that demolition is unavoidable.". «Tamworth Herald, Mar 14»
Most Expensive Engagement Rings EVER. Two souls, one heart …
And certainly, the diamonds are the girl's best friends but keep in mind that you do not have to hold on like grim death to diamonds as there are ... «Industry Leaders Magazine, Mar 13»
Rafting the Grand Canyon
and those sitting at the front lean forward, put their face down on the raft or on the life jacket of the person in front, and hold on like grim death. «NEWS.com.au, Sep 11»
Anthony Mundine a shadow of his former self
... of the fight he was pinned against the ropes, his best defence against the clubbing swipes was to hold on like grim death and look plaintively ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 11»
Should Rich Corporations Return Stockholders' Cash?
Certainly corporations using excess cash in this manner are acting more liberally than those who hold on like grim death to every dollar in bank ... «Forbes, Oct 08»