A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
The expression does not fully correlate in meaning with
the phrase die in one’s boots—(also: die with one’s boots on) 
1
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= die on one’s feet 
1
: I suppose I’ll have to retire one day, but
that’s a long way off. I’d much rather die in my boots. 2. = die
on one’s feet 2: “General,” he later reported to Dodge, “they
died in their boots but brought peace.” 3. die a violent death:
Charlie talked of the early days in the Marshalls when every
white man lived like a prince, and died in his boots from a
bullet or a spear.
die standing up = die on one’s feet 2: Kurdish people through-
out southern Turkey have decided they would rather die stand-
ing up than spend their lives on their knees.
differ from someone • differ with someone
differ from someone —
1
. be unlike another person in some
way: John only differs from his brother in being less masculine
and less sternly religious. 2. have different opinions on some
matter: My dear sir, I am sorry to differ from you. I think
that we are soldiers, and damned good ones at that.
differ with someone — = differ from someone 2: In politics, he
differed with his brother-in-law, William Biles, Hough ad-
hering strongly to the Proprietary party.
differ in something • differ on something
differ in something —(of two or more people or things) be un-
like in some respect: The two brothers are like each other in
appearance, but differ widely in their tastes.
differ on something —(also: differ about something ) have dif-
ferent opinions on some matter: Since the discussion is not
making any progress, perhaps it is best to agree to differ on
this issue.
different cup of tea, a • not someone’s cup of tea
different cup of tea, a—(also: another cup of tea) a different
state of affairs; smth. of an altogether different kind: London
in wartime is a very different cup of tea from Winchester.
not someone’s cup of tea —said of smth. that is not to a per-
son’s taste or does not appeal to one: If Yeats isn’t your cup of
tea, why not try some of the more contemporary Irish poets?