die off
Related to die off: die out
die off
To become extinct gradually, as of a group of people or animals. That species of birds will die off if we keep destroying their habitat.
See also: die, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
die off
[for a living thing] to perish one by one until there are no more. Most of the larger lizards died off eons ago. It would be really bad if all the owls died off. The cucumber blossoms all died off.
See also: die, off
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
die off
Perish one by one, as in A celibate community, the Shakers are dying off. [Late 1600s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
die off
v.
To become extinct gradually: The dodo died off in the 1600s. Wolves were dying off in the formerly rural area as new subdivisions were built.
See also: die, off
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- die by
- die by (something)
- it's to die
- die with (one's) boots on
- die with one's boots on
- die with your boots on
- to die for
- fixing to die
- die like a dog
- die like a dog, to