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    rot away

    US /rɑt əˈweɪ/

    ・

    UK /rɒt əˈweɪ/

    B2
    phr.v.To decay gradually until completely destroyed.
    The old wood rotted away after years in the rain.

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    Jacque Fresco - Introduction to Sociocyberneering - Larry King (1974)

    42:16Jacque Fresco - Introduction to Sociocyberneering - Larry King (1974)
    • and I want to go a free enterprise system," you'd rot away in a month if every organ of your body went out for itself.

      and I want to go a free enterprise system," you'd rot away in a month if every organ of your body went out for itself.

    • You'd rot away in a month if every organ

      You'd rot away in a month if every organ

    B1

    The Greatest Talk of Jacque Fresco (subs) - The Venus Project

    42:00The Greatest Talk of Jacque Fresco (subs) - The Venus Project
    • All the food would rot away.

      All the food would rot away.

    • All the food would rot away.

      All the food would rot away.

    B1

    Seungmin - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Billie Eilish Cover) | [SONG by] Ep.09

    04:22Seungmin - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Billie Eilish Cover) | [SONG by] Ep.09
    • Till I rot away, dead and buried.

      Till I rot away, dead and buried.

    B1

    Jeremiah Surprises Belly With A Ring | The Summer I Turned Pretty | Prime Video

    02:24Jeremiah Surprises Belly With A Ring | The Summer I Turned Pretty | Prime Video
    • ♪ Till I rot away, dead and buried ♪ ♪ Till I'm clear, so that you can't see me ♪

      ♪ Till I rot away, dead and buried ♪ ♪ Till I'm clear, so that you can't see me ♪

    A1

    Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday

    02:30Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday
    • Will rot away.

      Will rot away.

    B2

    Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Official Music Video)

    03:51Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (Official Music Video)
    • ♪ 'Til I rot away, dead and buried♪

      ♪ 'Til I rot away, dead and buried♪

    A2

    Do reasons for living eventually run out? | Alex O'Connor

    08:22Do reasons for living eventually run out? | Alex O'Connor
    • A lot of people think that if you lived like a nihilist, you'd sort of rot away in bed.

      A lot of people think that if you lived like a nihilist, you'd sort of rot away in bed.

    • A lot of people think that if you lived like a nihilist, you'd sort of rot away in bed.

      A lot of people think that if you lived like a nihilist, you'd sort of rot away in bed.

    B1

    Why Dying is Illegal in Longyearbyen, Norway

    04:40Why Dying is Illegal in Longyearbyen, Norway
    • While it may seem pretty great for bodies to not rot away, it's not.

      While it may seem pretty great for bodies to not rot away, it's not.

    B1