Meet your maker In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "meet your maker", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-08-10 06:08

Meaning of Meet your maker

Synonyms:

Bite the Dust

Meet your maker humorous spoken language informal slang

Literally means to die (no longer exist)

I don't feel so good today, I'm afraid I will meet my maker!

If you don't want to meet your maker, sit carefully so that I can drive safely!

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Grammar and Usage of Meet your maker

Verb Forms

  • met your maker
  • meeting your maker
  • to meet your maker

Instead of "meet your maker", you can change to other possessive adjectives (my, her, his, its, their...)

Origin of Meet your maker

This phrase is supposed to appear in the 19th century. In various religions, when someone dies, they may go to a supernatural place such as heaven where they meet their creator deity.

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