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Idiom: From My Cold, Dead Hands

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A statement that one will not allow something (most often a firearm or other weapon) to be taken away from one's possession until after one's death. A variant, from my cold dead fingers, is most often used in the US by gun rights advocates.

Example Sentences

1
I will defend my freedom of speech from my cold, dead hands.
2
I'll give up my favorite book from my cold, dead hands.
3
You can take the remote control from my cold, dead hands.
4
I'll let go of my dreams when they're taken from my cold, dead hands.
5
I won't surrender my beliefs from my cold, dead hands.

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