to the life

Idioms  

1. Resembling exactly, as in She's her sister to the life, or The play's so realistic; the murder is acted out to the life. This idiom uses life in the sense of “a lifelike semblance.” [c. 1600]

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Example Sentences

The 10,000-square-foot exhibit, which opened to the public last week, uses digital projection, artificial intelligence and special effects to introduce visitors to the life of Jesus as depicted in the Gospels with a focus on the mysterious linen burial cloth that believers say wrapped his body after the crucifixion.

From Los Angeles Times

Though “Goon” thoroughly charmed critics and fellow musicians with its early-’70s-balladeer vibe — many said he evoked the glory days of Randy Newman, Harry Nilsson and beard-and-shearling-coat-era Paul McCartney — Jesso didn’t cotton to the life of a sort-of-famous performer and almost immediately walked away from his solo career to write songs for other singers instead.

From Los Angeles Times

Zohran Mamdani had won, Cuomo had lost, and I was stuck on West 73rd Street in the back room of a neighborhood Italian restaurant listening to the life story of a woman named Rachel who was incredibly mad at her upstairs neighbor.

From Slate

"I thought it would have done a lot of damage to people to the life chances of people," he said.

From BBC

“What’s happening now feels like our last hope, that maybe the war will finally end, that we’ll return to the life we had before, or maybe even something better,” said Qudaih.

From The Wall Street Journal