better dead than red

A Cold War-era slogan opposing the Communist Party (denoted by the color red). I can't believe you're supporting the Communists now! Better dead than red, I always say!

better dead than red

the prospect of nuclear war is preferable to that of a Communist society.

This expression was a cold-war slogan; it was reversed by the nuclear disarmament campaigners of the late 1950s as better red than dead .

词组	better dead than red
释义	better dead than red better dead than red A Cold War-era slogan opposing the Communist Party (denoted by the color red). I can't believe you're supporting the Communists now! Better dead than red, I always say! See also: better, dead, red Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. better dead than red the prospect of nuclear war is preferable to that of a Communist society. This expression was a cold-war slogan; it was reversed by the nuclear disarmament campaigners of the late 1950s as better red than dead . See also: better, dead, red Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make love, not war swords into ploughshares an own goal America Make America Great Again over with all over with cross the aisle put on one's thinking cap, to loose lips sink ships
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