Ivanhr Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Pain of death
You're banished under pain of death.
The above sentence is from a movie. Do you find "pain" natural there?
The above sentence is from a movie. Do you find "pain" natural there?
Top answer
Hi, Yes. It's a standard phrase, although I usually see ' on pain of death'. Look here.
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Hi,
Yes. It's a standard phrase, although I usually see 'on pain of death'.
Look here. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+pain+of+death
Cl
Yes. It's a standard phrase, although I usually see 'on pain of death'.
Look here. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on+pain+of+death
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