"Never speak ill of the dead" means
Do not talk about someone while they are sleeping
Do not discuss the cause of death
Do not say bad things about a person who has died
Do not try to communicate with someone who is dead
"As silent as the dead" means ___.
afraid to talk
completely silent
angry
unwilling to talk
"To cut someone dead" means ___.
interrupt someone's conversation
cause a fatal traffic accident
ignore someone totally
murder with a knife
To brag about the good things about oneself.
talk
boast
complain
yell
"Between the devil and the deep blue sea" means ___.
he has drowned
he was faced with two equally undesirable choices
The course of a persons life
he was buried at sea
Another way to say "Drop dead" is ___.
"Wow! That's wonderful."
"Go away and stop bothering me"
"You are taking more than your share"
"You have to be kidding"
"Dead men tell no tales" means ___.
boring people are poor story tellers
dead people will not betray secrets
unpopular people are seldom listened to
tired people do not speak much
To get ___ means to get the endorsement or support of others.
approval
questions
challenge
evidence
To prevent or interfere.
bind
hinder
lean
A short passage or line of poetry.
chorus
paragraph
verse
chapter