a fate worse than death
成語所屬單字death
a fate worse than death — 慣用語
1. a terrible situation that someone would do anything to avoid, often used humorou
1.慣用語
釋義
比死還可怕的遭遇（常帶誇飾）
a terrible situation that someone would do anything to avoid, often used humorously to describe something embarrassing or unpleasant
例句
For a shy teenager like Christopher, having to give a speech in front of the whole school was a fate worse than death.
Anong said that spending a whole week without internet access would be a fate worse than death.