Technology
die on someone
stop working suddenly
If a device dies on you, it suddenly stops working, usually at a very inconvenient time.
Hear it in real life
Why didn't you send the file?
My computer died on me before I could save it.
My phone died on me just as I was trying to show the driver the address.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My laptop died ‸ me during the presentation.
Say: My laptop died on me during the presentation.
Keep the preposition "on" in this expression: the device dies "on" someone.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something dies on someone; something died on me
Your turn: say it out loud
My phone died on me just as I was trying to show the driver the address.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
die on someone
stop working suddenly
“My phone died on me just as I was trying to show the driver the address.”
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