death by a thousand cuts (English, noun)
expansion: death by a thousand cuts (countable and uncountable, plural deaths by a thousand cuts)
Senses:
glosses: Lingchi, a form of execution.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps.
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
Forms:
form: deaths by a thousand cuts
tags: plural