New Video - "Idioms of Death!"
Notes for “Idioms of Death” Video
What We’re Covering Here.
? Idioms that use the word “dead,” “death” or other forms of those words.
? A few other relevant “fun facts.”
? Whatever else comes up as I’m recording this.
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Who’d Like This:
? High school and college students studying for the SAT and ACT, or English-related courses.
Source Material For this Video:
Barron’s A Dictionary of American Idioms (5th ed., 2018) Barron’s Educational Services, New York, NY.
My general knowledge and what I could access/verify using Google.
Links for References/Links to Relevant Topics:
Deadheading (flowers):
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/deadheading-flowers.htm
Deadheading (trucking):
https://truckerpath.com/blog/what-is-deadhead/#:~:text=Deadhead%20in%20trucking%20is%20when,to%20pick%20up%20a%20load.
Dead Reckoning:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/dead-reckoning-navigation
Dead Sea:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Dead-Sea
Lake Erie:
https://scribol.com/environment/lakes-and-rivers/lake-erie-the-once-dead-lake-now-struggling-to-survive/#:~:text=A%20large%20algal%20growth%20in,the%20lake%20was%20declared%20dead.
Jumping the Shark:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
Pyramid Schemes:
https://youtu.be/s6MwGeOm8iI
Free, Full-Length, Official College Board SAT Practice Tests.
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests
Music Referenced in this Video:
Alice Cooper: Hey Stoopid!
https://youtu.be/XcAl93uEYUA
Bill Cosby: Grandparents
https://youtu.be/AAMhaBv5AWo
Judas Priest: Love You to Death
https://youtu.be/gZsKj6xzs4Q
Megadeth: Last Rites/Loved to Death
https://youtu.be/vzs5wUXHCPs
Matthew McConaughey from Dazed and Confused:
https://youtu.be/wknywxfcE5M?t=65
Queen, All Dead, All Dead.
https://youtu.be/l_6AC2u0E4E
Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE
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