dead meat

noun — 2 senses

dead meat

noun

/ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/

1

A corpse of a slaughtered animal.

2

Idiomatic, Slang Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished.

  • We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.
Related terms
double-dead meat

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