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    What does death on mean in this sentence?

    "He is death on people, like Mark, who do no teaching, see no
    students."

    Speaker is talking about a teacher and making comparison between teacher and Mark. But I couldn't understand the death on part?

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: death on mean

    Don't worry. I am a native speaker of English, and I have no idea what this means.
    Last edited by 5jj; 15-Sep-2011 at 21:16. Reason: typo
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    I see :(

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