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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Olena

2022年4月14日 12:15

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It means that you would be dead.

2022年4月14日

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