die in

die in (something)

To die in a particular accident or situation. With the reckless way he drives, I won't be surprised to one day hear that he died in a fiery car wreck.
See also: die
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

die in something

to perish in a particular calamity or accident. They both died in an automobile accident. Wally did not want to die in the war.
See also: die
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • die in (something)
  • die behind the wheel
  • white-van man
  • drop some knowledge on (one)
  • drop someone some knowledge
  • (someone or something) be damned
  • damned
  • bull in a china shop
  • a bull in a china shop
  • a/the race to the bottom
References in classic literature
Ye'll ne'er make me believe as it's better for me not to ha' my old man die in's bed, if he must die, an' ha' the parson to pray by him, an' me to sit by him, an' tell him ne'er to mind th' ill words I've gi'en him sometimes when I war angered, an' to gi' him a bit an' a sup, as long as a bit an' a sup he'd swallow.
People rarely die in protests in America, but the likelihood of injury is real.
The signatory organisations said the sit-ins' dispersal saw the largest number of casualties to die in a few hours within a political assembly since 28 January 2011.
Nachhaltige Entwicklung als Leitgedanke bleibt dann nutzlich, wenn wir sie als Idee, als ubergreifende Vision verstehen, die in der Praxis immer wieder neu bestimmt werden muss.
Wiedemann herausgegeben --handelt es sich dabei nur um Wortlisten und kleinere Sprachproben, die in der Regel aus einer allgemeinhistorischen Perspektive von Nicht-Liven aufgezeichnet wurden und die der Zeit entsprechend unscharf notiert sind (vgl.
Miss Englaro was called 'Italy's Terri Schiavo,' the American woman in a vegetative state who was allowed to die in 2005 after a long legal fight.
"If people are willing to die in the desert to make a living for their families, geez, they'll do anything."
At 17 he marries a fetching 22-year-old model, but his three children die in infancy.
The agents involved in these arrests many times are lifesavers to aliens often left to die in the desert by the smugglers.
The demonstrations aim to be visually striking displays of solidarity with the civilians that anti-war activists claim will die in the coming conflict.
And often -- far too often their advocates say -- they die in the mountains or desert before they get their chance.
Palestinians often die in cave-ins and other mishaps in the vast network of smuggling tunnels between Egypt and Gaza.
Zu dieser Arbeit wurden die in den udmurtischen Pfarramtern des Gouvernements Vjatka diensttuenden orthodoxen Priester herangezogen, weil manche von ihnen schon seit 1803 Erfahrungen mit einschlagigen Ubersetzungen ins Udmurtische (einige Gebete, der 50.