んだもどうぜん
Meanings
Expression
1. as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
Kanji used
death
same
sort of thing
Composed of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
Examples (5 in total)
I was all but dead at that time.
The dog is as good as dead.
This town is really dead at night.
The man who stops learning is as good as dead.
He was all but dead when taken to the hospital.