Summary
Like a toy that doesn’t work when you open the box. 🎁
The words ‘dead’ and ‘arrival’ sound scary, but it’s just a way to describe something not working. 😊
Key Points
3 points1
The phrase comes from doctors talking about patients who are already gone when they get to the hospital.
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Now people use it for broken things, not just people.
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It helps us explain when something is useless right away.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsarrival
the time when something gets to a place
phrase
a group of words that together have a special meaning
figuratively
using words to describe something in a not‑real way
broken
not working or damaged
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