fit to wake the dead

adverb

At a very high volume; extremely loudly.

“They were screaming fit to wake the dead.”

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Meanings

adverbfit to wake the dead (not comparable)
  1. idiomaticnot comparableAt a very high volume; extremely loudly.

    They were screaming fit to wake the dead.

    1 more example

    "Maybe they're asleep." The ensign switched on the locator sonar. The high-frequency waves resonated through both vessels. It was a sound fit to wake the dead, but there was no response. The air supply in the Politovskiy had run out a day before.

    1984, Tom Clancy, “The Thirteenth Day: Wednesday, 15 December”, in The Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, page 304

Translations

Finnish niin lujaa että korvissa soi
  • niin lujaa että korvissa soiat a very high volume
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MLA

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Chicago

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