Dead to the world
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Sound asleep. idiomatic, not-comparable
"However, he slept right through the night, and was still dead to the world when I slipped out."
- 2 Unconscious. idiomatic, not-comparable
"Simon hit him from behind on the back of his head. The size of his punch was enough to knock even the toughest senseless. Simon's victim fell to the deck. . . . There he lay, dead to the world."
- 3 Without social relationships or communication; without emotional or tangible bonds to others. idiomatic, not-comparable
"[D]id you think that a being so sequestered as I am was already dead to the world, even while he was walking upon its surface?"
Example
More examples"However, he slept right through the night, and was still dead to the world when I slipped out."