Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) To refuse completely to do something.
Usage examples of "not be caught dead".
Lem, of course, has continued to garner widespread acclaim, much of it from hifalutin' mainstream critics who would not be caught dead in a bookstore's skiffy section.
We lived just on the outside of town, and Justin was adamant that he would not be caught dead on the school bus.
This was the sort of idle nonsense at which men like Bobby Nelson would not be caught dead unless an important moment was at hand.
Even Billy took his plate to the kitchen, though he normally would not be caught dead voluntarily doing any sort of labor connected with the family.
Lee protested in vain that her daughter would not be caught dead reading such guff.
Swords were not carried except on parade, but an officer would not be caught dead without a Sam Browne belt.
Swords were not carried except on parade, but an officer would not be caught dead withÂ.
Something in Huxley's nod was meant to tell Mallory that a female of the Huxley clan would not be caught dead with a popular novel.