from my cold, dead hands

English

Alternative forms

• from my cold, dead fingers

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

from my cold, dead hands

1. (idiomatic) Used in saying that one will not allow something (often a firearm or other weapon) to be taken out of one's possession until after one's death.

   You can have my shotgun when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

See also

• over my dead body