die like Roland
die like Roland
To die from hunger or thirst. The phrase refers to Roland, a legendary French hero who is thought to have survived the battle of Roncesvalles, only to die of starvation and thirst while crossing the Pyrenees in 778 CE. Come on, man, if we don't stop for food and drinks soon, I'm going to die like Roland! A: "Can't you hear my stomach growling?" B: "All right, all right, we'll take a dinner break so you don't die like Roland!"
See also: die, like, Roland
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- die with (one's) boots on
- die with one's boots on
- die with your boots on
- die by
- die by (something)
- it's to die
- die of a broken heart
- to die for
- fixing to die
- die like a dog