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to death

Idioms

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]

Example Sentences

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A military court on Thursday sentenced Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu to death with a two-year reprieve.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"We have a right to know why this whale is being managed to death," he demanded.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The health and environmental arguments for these political positions have been argued to death, but Barrett says that the economic consequences of dirty air are often overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Every single person is on their way to death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

But now we needed to settle Lamont to his lunch, or he’d pester us to death.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

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