- on pain of something
- on pain of (something)
at risk of experiencing something bad.
She says she was asked to approve the report on pain of losing her job.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
on pain of something
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on pain of something — on/under/pain of something phrase used for threatening someone I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved. Thesaurus: ways of threatening someonesynonym Main entry: pain * * * on/under pain of … Useful english dictionary
under pain of something — on/under/pain of something phrase used for threatening someone I told her on pain of death not to tell Pete that I was involved. Thesaurus: ways of threatening someonesynonym Main entry: pain * * * on/under pain of … Useful english dictionary
pain — pain1 [ peın ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or become sick: chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a number of years. pain in: I m having terrible… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pain — I UK [peɪn] / US noun Word forms pain : singular pain plural pains *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling that you have in a part of your body when you are hurt or ill chest/stomach pains Harry has been enduring considerable back pain for a… … English dictionary
pain — n 1 Pain, ache, pang, throe, twinge, stitch are comparable when they mean a bodily sensation that causes acute discomfort or suffering. Pain may range in its application from a sensation that makes one uneasily aware of some bodily disturbance or … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Pain of Salvation — en 2008 Pays d’origine Eskilstuna … Wikipédia en Français
pain barrier — pain .barrier n the pain barrier in sport, the point that you reach when you continue trying to do something, even though you are in pain, very tired, or injured ▪ Iona reached the final, but she had to go through the pain barrier to get there … Dictionary of contemporary English
pain in the arse* — Something or someone objectionable, irritating, boring. Also he gives me a pain in the arse* I find him objectionable, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
pain in the neck — Something or someone objectionable, irritating, boring. Also he gives me a pain in the arse* I find him objectionable, etc … A concise dictionary of English slang
pain — 1 /peIn/ noun 1 PHYSICAL (C, U) the feeling you have when part of your body hurts: be in pain (=having a pain in part of your body): Take these tablets if you re in pain. | feel pain: We ve given him an anaesthetic so he shouldn t feel any pain.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
