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Module 2. UNIT 1.
7.
to die in an accident,
in a war, through
violence etc
Ø
to death
accidental death
death by
misadventure
lose your life
come to a sticky
end
burn/starve/freeze/choke etc to death
(=die as a result of being burned, not
having any food to eat etc).
Explorers on an earlier expedition froze
to death in a blizzard.
a legal and official expression mean
ing death resulting from an accident.
This policy provides full insurance in
the case of accidental death.
a legal expression meaning death re
sulting from an accident, used especially
when stating the judgment of a court.
At the inquest the jury returned a ver
dict of death by misadventure.
an expression used especially in news
report and in literature meaning to be
killed because of a terrible event.
Thousands lost their lives in the great
famine.
an informal expression meaning to die
in a violent or unpleasant way, used
especially when you think the person
who died deserves this.
At the end of the film the prisoners are res
cued, and the pirates come to a sticky end.
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