die on
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
When something stops working right when you need it, or someone dies while you are with them.
"My phone died on me right in the middle of getting directions."
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The 5 AM Mindset.
Daily Discipline · 1:13
Die on the road.

The Crazy Sh*t Americans Say From Reddit — Episode 5
Evan Edinger · 21:31
I will die on.

Dog Show: An Evening of Poetry with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation · 15:38
They die on us.

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PrestonPlayz · 10:31
Don't die on me!

The 5 AM Mindset.
Daily Discipline · 1:11
Die on the [music] road.