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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

Peterson was sentenced to death in 2005, but was later resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The Mexican hairless dog was believed to guide people on the journey from life to death, but Govan said LACMA’s 2,000 year-old earthenware example feels “friendly and relatable.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I would have starved to death if it hadn’t been for Grandma.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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