to death

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   extremely; very much

2. Editorial45% of films

   Until someone dies, or so that the action kills them

In the movies · 132

• And what are you gonna do, talk us to death?Terminator Genisys2015
• I'm scared to death. Please help me.The Chase1966
• Scared my wife 'bout half to death.Two-Lane Blacktop1971
• Life to death.Avatar: The Way of Water2022
• Bleeding to death.Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story2009
• He will come to death...The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
• BOARD to death.Brexit: The Uncivil War2019
• Besides starving yourself to death?Shiva Baby2021

From the same entry

• at death's door
• be the death of
• do to death
• frighten to death
• look like death warmed up
• put to death
• to the death
• catch your death
• cheat death
• dice with death
• die a death
• a fate worse than death

More idioms

• would rather
• be no good
• good for you
• in other words
• too bad
• depending on
• take the wrong way
• out of the blue
• in particular
• you hear
• in the morning
• on hold