dead meat

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɛd ˈmiːt/

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dead meat (uncountable)

1. A corpse of a slaughtered animal.
2. (slang, idiomatic) Someone in danger of being killed or severely punished.

   Synonym: dead duck

   We'll be dead meat if anyone catches us smoking.

• double-dead meat