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Olena
Can you explain this idiom: To be measured for one’s coffin? Example: In the Wild West, we'd be measuring you for your coffin before you even reach the stairs. I can't find the meaning anywhere.
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Apr 14, 2022 12:15 PM
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It means that you would be dead.
April 14, 2022
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Olena
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English, German, Ukrainian
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English, German
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