wouldn't be seen dead
wouldn't be seen dead (doing something)
Would never (do the thing being discussed). I wouldn't be seen dead wearing that shirt. You can burn it for all I care. She had always said she wouldn't be seen dead working for that company, but I guess everyone has their price.
See also: dead, seen
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
wouldn't be seen dead
orwouldn't be caught dead
COMMON If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or wouldn't be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are emphasizing that you strongly dislike or disapprove of them. I wouldn't be seen dead in a black straw hat. The modern cowboy wouldn't be caught dead in such an old-fashioned place. There's many a dad who wouldn't be seen dead wheeling a baby in a pram through the park.
See also: dead, seen
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught ˈdead...
(spoken) used to say that you would not do a particular thing because you would feel stupid or embarrassed: I wouldn’t be seen dead in a hat like that. She wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like this.See also: caught, seen, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- would not be seen dead
- wouldn't be seen dead (doing something)
- wouldn't be seen dead in
- wouldn't be caught dead in (something)
- dead
- take (one) for dead
- take for dead
- taken for dead
- the quick and the dead
- quick and the dead