to be a dead man; figuratively, to be doomed or in serious trouble
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to be a dead man; figuratively, to be doomed or in serious troubleOften used figuratively to say that someone is doomed or in serious trouble, sometimes as a threat.
FR: La menace était claire : « Tu vas être un homme mort si tu recommences. »
EN: The threat was clear: “You’re going to be a dead man if you do it again.”