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• dead ahead
  прямо перед чем-либо, впереди

  There was a large stone dead ahead on the path so I had to stop abruptly.
• dead as a doornail
  бездыханный, без признаков жизни

  She was as dead as a doornail, poor girl, and as cold as a church.
• dead center
  прямо посредине

  The man was a good shot and he easily hit the target dead center.
• dead duck
  конченный (человек ) или вышедшая из употребления вещь

  My television set is very old; it is in a hopeless situation, in fact it's a dead duck.
• dead end
  тупик, безвыходное положение

  The negotiations between the ruling party and the opposition came to a dead end.
• dead from the neck up
  глуп, как пробка

  Miss Rivers is a blonde and is supposed to be dead from the neck up.
• dead letter
  корреспонденция без адреса

  There is no address on the letter that's why I can't return it; it's a dead letter.
• dead loss
  чистый убыток, полная потеря

  The money that Jeffrey had invested into a Canadian company was a dead loss.
• dead on one's feet
  быть очень усталым (целый день на ногах)

  Nora was dead on her feet after cleaning the house all day.
• dead set against (something)
  быть решительно настроенным против чего-либо

  Mary-Ann was dead set against Julia's rooming with her.
• dead tired
  смертельно устать, валиться с ног

  After a day on the beach I was dead tired as if I had been working in the mine all day.
• dead to the world
  крепко спать

  When I came home at about eleven p.m., my husband was aleady in bed, dead to the world.
• dead wrong
  быть совершенно не правым

  I confess I was dead wrong in my opinion about your novel; it's quite fascinating.
• drop dead
  внезапно скончаться

  One of the sportsmen dropped dead during the marathon.