to the life

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]

Example Sentences

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

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“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.

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The charge alleged that the men "together with others" conspired to damage by fire property "belonging to another and intending to endanger the life of another or being reckless as to the life of another would thereby be endangered".

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As dull as it gets at times, there’s a professionalism to “The Life of a Showgirl”: If Ms. Swift gets in a studio with Mr. Martin and Shellback, you know the songs will be hooky and polished.

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

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