go dead

idiom

of a machine or device

: to stop working especially because of not having electricity

The phones went dead during the storm.

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Teens devise ways to evade their parents by turning off their phone, letting their battery go dead or refusing to respond to text messages. —

Sara Novak, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024 The mic should also go dead if candidate moves from his podium. —

Washington Post, 25 June 2024 Make your eyes go dead! —

Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023 Until last week, nobody knew if this meant that the live internet feed would go dead. —

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2022 Should the 12-volt battery go dead, the Sonata is the rare hybrid that can jump-start itself. —

Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 24 June 2021 The mechanic says this is normal and this model needs to be driven daily or the battery will go dead. —

Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020