to death

Idioms  

1. To an extreme or intolerable degree, as in I am tired to death of these fund-raising phone calls, or That movie just thrilled me to death. This hyperbolic phrase is used as an intensifier. Also see sick and tired; tired out. [c. 1300]

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Example Sentences

“You’re just putting all cases in one basket and trying to deny everything,” Ghacha said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Call it a stretch, call it being good at your job, but it’s difficult to deny how much of Jolie is embedded within the screenplay.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

"The ruling sends a message that pregnancy should never be treated as a problem or a reason to deny a player labour opportunities."

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

That’s because the rule never forbade criticism of the SEC, but only a defendant’s attempt to deny the allegations or facts in a settlement that it “neither admitted nor denied.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

While another part of me wants to deny the obsession.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher