more dead than alive

idiom

: very close to death
When we found her, she was more dead than alive.

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Recent Examples on the Web The market for kangaroo meat offers more financial incentives than kangaroo conservation: in many cases, Ledgard observes, wild animals are worth more dead than alive. Ingrid Burrington, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022

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“More dead than alive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20dead%20than%20alive. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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