Seneca the Elder (ca. 55 B.C. 37 A.D.)

Bibamus, moriendum est.

(Let's drink, death is inevitable.)

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[death] See: [AT DEATH'S DOOR], [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [CATCH ONE'S DEATH OF] or [TAKE ONE'S DEATH OF], [SIGN ONE'S OWN DEATH WARRANT], [TO DEATH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

death on

[death on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very successful in meeting or dealing with. * /Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park./ 2. Disliking […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to death

[to death] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the limit; to the greatest degree possible. - Used for emphasis with verbs such as "scare", "frighten", "bore". * /Cowboy stories bore me to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nurse a drink

[nurse a drink] {v. phr.}, {informal} To hold a drink in one's hand at a party, pretending to be drinking it or taking extremely small sips only. * /John's been […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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