fit to wake the dead
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)At a veryhighvolume;extremelyloudly.They were screamingfit to wake the dead.1984,Tom Clancy, “The Thirteenth Day: Wednesday, 15 December”, inThe Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland:Naval Institute Press,→ISBN, page304:"Maybe they're asleep." The ensign switched on the locator sonar. The high-frequency waves resonated through both vessels. It was a soundfit to wake the dead, but there was no response. The air supply in thePolitovskiyhad run out a day before.
Examples:EN: Listen to it, blowin' fit to wake the dead.
HI: वैतरणी को तार दे, जाग मनुष अब जाग।
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