valley of death
English
Etymology
Probably derived from the Old Testament, Psalm 23: "valley of the shadow of death".
Pronunciation
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Noun
valley of death (plural valleys of death)
- (idiomatic) Death; or a place or period where death is impending.
- Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade:
- Into the valley of Death / Rode the six hundred.
- Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade:
- (idiomatic) A place of great danger.
- (idiomatic, business) The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.