death on

Idioms  

1. Very effective against; also, very fond of. For example, “He is a wonderful fielder and sure death on bunts” (Christy Mathewson, Pitching, 1912), or The boss is death on tardiness, or She's death on the latest fashions. [Slang; early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Carlton’s son, Carlton Hudgens II, posted to social media confirming the death on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

A musician who performed as DELAROSA, she had a growing following at the time of her death on Nov. 22.

From Los Angeles Times

"This flips our understanding of cancer cell death on its head," said senior author Matthew J. Hangauer, Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center member.

From Science Daily

He wanted more years, more time to create, to apply the signature he had refined for nearly a century, until his death on Friday at 96.

From Los Angeles Times

Erika Kirk has done only one other sit-down interview for television since her husband’s death on Sept 10 — an hourlong chat on the Fox News program “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

From Los Angeles Times