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

It ties residual value to the life of one model, and model lifespans are shorter and less predictable than server lifespans.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

The locations seemed far removed from the luxurious lifestyle Assad is reported to be leading in exile in Russia, and to the life Luka himself once led in Syria.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The deal, which the companies will announce on Wednesday, also underscores Anthropic’s commitment to the life sciences industry as it continues targeting 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

I never felt like the camp was home, but I began to get used to the life there as we waited to see which country might allow us to immigrate.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson