Die down – to decrease in strength or
intensity
- The rain finally died down after an hour of heavy dwnpour.
- The Chinese government is just waiting for the
protests in
Die for – to have a strong desire for sth
- After going almost half a day without caffeine, I
was dying for some good coffee.
Die from/of (a disease, starvation, cold, a
drug overdose etc)
- It’s so sad to hear about people dying from/of starvation in
- More and more people are dying from/of cancer these days.
Die off – to die quickly or in large numbers
- Cattle were dying
off throughout the country due to the prolonged drought.
Die out – to become extinct or go out of
practice
- It is believed that dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
- The norm of working behind an office desk is
slowly dying out nowadays.
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