| dies1 | ~ hard, (of custom, belief, etc) sukar ditinggalkan: old habits ~ hard, sst yg menjadi kebiasaan sukar ditinggalkan; ~ in o’s bed, mati kumlah; ~ in /harness, o’s boots/, meninggal semasa masih bekerja: he refused to retire and later ~d in his boots, dia enggan bersara dan kemudiannya meninggal semasa masih bekerja; ~ in the last ditch, berjuang mati-matian; ~ laughing, (exaggeration) /ketawa, gelak/ setengah mati; /could have, nearly / ~d, (colloq) rasa macam nak mati: when he read out my letter in front of the class, I nearly ~d, apabila dia membaca surat saya di hadapan kelas, saya rasa macam nak mati; never say ~, jangan berputus asa; be dying of, sangat: I am dying of hunger, saya sangat lapar; be dying /for, to do/ st, teringin sangat hendak + approp v: he’s dying for a cigarette, dia teringin sangat hendak merokok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |