Perish-the-thought Definition

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May the thought perish; said of an idea or suggestion which is undesirable.

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Origin of Perish-the-thought

  • From the obsolete transitive sense of perish, "to cause to perish"

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Perish-the-thought Sentence Examples

  • Are we perish the thought missing out on some fabulous opportunity, or a promotional giveaway?

  • We may even be becoming trendy, perish the thought!

  • If the use of the term "control panel" brings to mind images of those old-fashioned, binding girdles, perish the thought.

  • If your only impression of hypnosis is based on one of those hokey TV shows where a group of audience members are put into the hypnotic state and convinced to perform embarrassing acts, perish the thought.

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