someone wouldn’t be caught dead

someone dislikes something very much:

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a dress like that – it's like something my grandmother would wear!

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

or to be seen dead

phrase

If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.

[informal, emphasis]

I wouldn't be seen dead in a straw hat.

I wouldn't be caught dead in such an old-fashioned place.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

catch dead

: to find or see at any time —used in strongly negative constructionswouldn't be caught dead in that shirt

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