Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

diamond in the rough
- a good person or thing that is hidden by a rough exterior
The man is a diamond in the rough and a very gentle person under his harsh exterior.
die down
- to come slowly to an end, to grow weaker
When the sound of the music died down we were able to go to sleep.
die in one's boots
- to die fighting
The soldiers died in their boots after fighting very hard.
the die is cast
- something has been decided and you cannot change the decision
The die is cast and now that we have sold our house we must move.
die laughing
- to laugh very loud and hard
We almost died laughing when we saw the comedy at the theater.
die off
- to die one after another until the number is small
The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.
die out
- to die or disappear slowly until gone
The campfire slowly died out and we went to bed.
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