up and die
Example Sentences
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"If I don't forgive, I'll shrivel up and die," she told me.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024
And I’d like to hear from millennials who are locked out the housing market and can’t wait for some of us to shrivel up and die.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023
But add too little water, and the vines shrivel up and die, or the berries don't grow to full maturity.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
Leaving the bed unmade and exposing the sheets to light can cause the mites to dry up and die.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021
Thomas wouldn’t allow himself to give in to Minho s hopelessness— he didn’t want to give up and die just yet.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
