to death

Idioms  

1. To an extreme or intolerable degree, as in I am tired to death of these fund-raising phone calls, or That movie just thrilled me to death. This hyperbolic phrase is used as an intensifier. Also see sick and tired; tired out. [c. 1300]

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Example Sentences

After all, every one of us is condemned to death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Fernandez’s boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, was sentenced to death in 2018, and his automatic appeal petition is currently pending in California Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“You’re going to probably starve the person to death before you starve the cancer to death,” she said.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Technically, they don’t call it death insurance because there are certain kinds of deaths it doesn’t cover, and it often includes other coverages unrelated to death.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

As a doctor’s son, he should’ve been used to death.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh