dance on someone's grave

English

Verb

dance on someone's grave (third-person singular simple present dances on someone's grave, present participle dancing on someone's grave, simple past and past participle danced on someone's grave)

1. (idiomatic, informal, sometimes derogatory) To celebrate a person's death or downfall triumphantly.
   • 2006 May 1, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     This is all aside from my personal disgust at the idea that we should spare any thought for those who would kill us. No one is suggesting dancing on their graves, but neither should we shed even a fraction of a tear for them.

Related terms

• piss on someone's grave

See also

• schadenfreude