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

More than anything, “Glorious Country” is an absorbing contribution to the life story of a metropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

Claims made to the life insurer could be higher than it expected in 4Q, as flu cases so far this quarter have surged 429% on year, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

A memorial garden dedicated to the life of Freddie Mercury is to be officially opened in west London later.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

For others these ideas may have served as a way of accommodating themselves to the life of a campus so culturally foreign.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez