he wouldn't be caught dead where nobody could find him.
I wouldn't be caught dead in that ugly outfit.
And he admitted that he would not be caught dead in any "low-rider" jeans.
He wouldn't be caught dead going to a club with his mother.
Second, no respectable Chinese executive would be caught dead without a wristwatch, and I would look foolish without one.
In fact, in years past, no self-respecting bass fisherman would be caught dead with a spinning rod in his boat!
To dampen my enthusiasm, my husband said jokingly: "Didn't I tell you that only foreign 'suakus' (country bumpkins) will be attracted to the Istana and Chinatown. Singaporeans will not be caught dead at these places!"
"Today George Miller actually had the nerve to ask me to go the Christmas dance with him! Sure, he's getting straight A's in all his classes, but look at those thick classes, and those dull clothes he wears. I'd rather be caught dead than to out with a nerd like him."
