from my cold, dead hands

Language: en

Meaning: (literally,chieflyhyperbolic)Only after my death.Synonym:over my dead bodyI won't have the government instituting gun control! They can have my shotgun when they pry itfrom my cold, dead hands.; (idiomatic)Never; not under any circumstances.You want me to sell you a family heirloom like this? Tsk, you can take itfrom my cold, dead hands.

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