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English Idioms: In a coon’s age

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English Idioms About “Age”
Idiom: In a coon’s age
Meaning: The phrase in a coon’s age means in a very long time. The word coon refers to a raccoon, an omnivorous mammal, native to the Americas.
Example: She hasn’t seen him in a coon’s age. She is so happy to meet him again.

English Idioms: Over my dead body

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English Idioms About “Parts of the body”
Idiom: Over my dead body
Meaning: If you say something will happen over your dead body, you mean that you will not allow it to happen.
Example: He says he will become our boss. Over my dead body!