"from my cold, dead hands" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-from my cold, dead hands.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} from my cold, dead hands, {{en-PP}} from my cold, dead hands
  1. (idiomatic) Used in saying that one will not allow something (often a firearm or other weapon) to be taken out of one's possession until after one's death. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: my cold, dead fingers Related terms: over my dead body
    Sense id: en-from_my_cold,_dead_hands-en-prep_phrase-ylo9dbOz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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