Meaning:
If we are dead to the world, we are sleeping. We usually use this one to describe when someone is in a very deep sleep.
Example sentences:
1. I was dead to the world.
2. She's dead to the world.
3. You were dead to the world.
Example dialogue:
A: What time did you come home last night?
B: It was around 10 o'clock.
A: I didn't hear you at all.
B: Yeah, I know. You were dead to the world.
Practice:
Think of a situation where you can use "dead to the world".
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