(humorous), být to nejhorší, co se někomu může stát; být mnohem horší než smrt
When you're 16, an evening at home with your parents is a fate worse than death.(CIDI)
She felt that having to spend another night there would be a fate worse than death.(CDAE)
We've even growled at the horse, and threatened it with a fate worse than death, but to no avail! (BNC)
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