"death on" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} death on
  1. (colloquial) Very keen on or good at (something). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-death_on-en-phrase-WyYqsoF- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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