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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to the life

Emergency C-sections are graded from the most urgent - where there is an immediate threat to the life of the woman or the baby - to those where labour is not progressing well.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The deal helps solidify Anthropic’s commitment to the life sciences sector as it targets more enterprise clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Broadus had detailed her infant’s health issues in December, describing her daughter in a poem as a “miracle wrapped in tubes and tape” with “lungs trying to catch up to the life inside her.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026

He said the former MP's loss of his seat had been a "detriment to the life and times of Dewsbury".

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

I soon adapted myself to the life at Clarkebury.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela