- meet maker
- meet (your) maker
humorous
to die.
I'm afraid Zoe's rabbit is no more. He's gone to meet his maker.
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meet your maker — often humorous phrase to die He was convinced he was going to meet his maker there and then. Thesaurus: to die or to be killedsynonym Main entry: maker * * * meet your maker (or meet your Maker) : to die … Useful english dictionary
maker — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that makes something. 2) (our, the, etc. Maker) God. ● meet one s Maker Cf. ↑meet one s Maker … English terms dictionary
meet your maker — meet (your) maker humorous to die. I m afraid Zoe s rabbit is no more. He s gone to meet his maker … New idioms dictionary
meet your maker — If someone has gone to meet their Maker, they have died … The small dictionary of idiomes
meet one's maker — To meet God, to die • • • Main Entry: ↑make * * * I chiefly humorous die II see maker … Useful english dictionary
meet one's Maker — ► meet one s Maker chiefly humorous die. Main Entry: ↑maker … English terms dictionary
Maker — Mak er (m[=a]k [ e]r), n. 1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer; specifically, the Creator. [1913 Webster] The universal Maker we may praise. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maker — c.1300, one who makes, also God as creator, agent noun from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.). Specifically, manufacturer by late 14c. To meet (one s) maker die is attested by 1814 … Etymology dictionary
maker — [māk′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that makes (in various senses) 2. Archaic a poet 3. a person who executes, as by signing, a check, contract, etc.; specif., a person who signs a promissory note 4. [M ] God meet one s Maker to die … English World dictionary
meet — meet1 W1S1 [mi:t] v past tense and past participle met [met] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see somebody at an arranged place)¦ 2¦(see somebody by chance)¦ 3¦(see somebody for the first time)¦ 4¦(see somebody at an airport/station etc)¦ 5¦(come together to discuss… … Dictionary of contemporary English
