be bored to death Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
at death's door
brush with death
catch one's death of cold
catch your death
death row
death warmed over
death wish
deathbed
frightened to death
hang on like grim death
kiss of death
look like death warmed over
on my deathbed
on your deathbed
put to death
scared to death
sentence to death
sick to death
death seat
Death Star
thrilled to death
Idiom(s): thrilled to death AND thrilled to piecesTheme: EXCITEMENT
very excited; very pleased.
• She was thrilled to death to get the flowers.
• I'm just thrilled to pieces to have you visit me.
struggle to the death
Idiom(s): struggle to the deathTheme: CHALLENGE
a bitter struggle to the end or to death.
• The wolf and the elk fought in a struggle to the death.
• I had a terrible time getting my car started. It was a struggle to the death, but it finally started.
sign one's own death warrant
Idiom(s): sign one's own death warrantTheme: RUIN
to (figuratively) sign a paper that calls for one's death.
• I wouldn't ever gamble a large sum of money. That would be signing my own death warrant.
• The killer signed his own death warrant when he walked into the police station and gave himself up.
matter of life and death
Idiom(s): matter of life and deathTheme: URGENCY
a matter of great urgency; an issue that will decide between living and dying. (Often an exaggeration. Fixed order.)
• We must find a doctor. It's a matter of life and death.
• I must have some water. It's a matter of life and death.
look like death warmed over to look
Idiom(s): look like death warmed over to lookTheme: APPEARANCE - LOOKS
quite ill; to look as pale as a dead person.
• Poor Tom had quite a shock. He looks like death warmed over.
• After her long ordeal with chemotherapy, she looked like death warmed over.
frighten sb to death
Idiom(s): frighten someone to death AND scare someone to deathTheme: FRIGHT - SEVERE
to frighten someone severely.
• The dentist always frightens me to death.
• She scared me to death when she screamed.
die a natural death
Idiom(s): die a natural deathTheme: DAYDREAM
to die by disease or old age rather than by violence or foul play.
• I hope to live to 100 and die a natural death.
• The police say she didn't die a natural death, and they are investigating.
death on
Idiom(s): death on sb or sthTheme: DESTRUCTION
very effective in acting against someone or something.
• This road is terribly bumpy. It's death on tires.
• The sergeant is death on lazy soldiers.
death and taxes
Idiom(s): death and taxesTheme: DAYDREAM
death, which is inevitable, and the payment of taxes, which is unavoidable. (A saying that emphasizes the rigor with which taxes are collected. Fixed order.)
• There is nothing as certain on this old planet as death and taxes.
• Max said he could get out of anything except death and taxes.
dance with death
Idiom(s): dance with deathTheme: RISK
to attempt to do something that is very risky.
• The crossing of the border into Adonia was like dancing with death.
• You are dancing with death in your effort to cross that narrow ledge.
between life and death
Idiom(s): between life and deathTheme: BETWEEN
in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with caught or hovering.)
• And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death.
• The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.
tickled to death
Idiom(s): tickled pink AND tickled to deathTheme: PLEASING
very much pleased or entertained. (Informal.)
• I was tickled to death to have you visit us.
• We were tickled pink when your flowers arrived.
tickle sb to death
Idiom(s): tickle someone pink AND tickle someone to deathTheme: PLEASING
to please or entertain someone very much. (Informal.)
• Bill told a joke that really tickled us all pink.
• I know that these flowers will tickle her to death.
thrill sb to death
Idiom(s): thrill someone to pieces AND thrill someone to deathTheme: EXCITEMENT
to please or excite someone very much. (Informal.)
• John sent flowers to Ann and thrilled her to pieces.
• Your wonderful comments thrilled me to death.
take one's death of cold
Idiom(s): catch one's death (of cold) AND take one's death of coldTheme: SICKNESS
to contract a cold; to catch a serious cold.
• If I go out in this weather, I'll catch my death of cold.
• Dress up warm or you'll take your death of cold.
• Put on your raincoat or you'll catch your death.
scare sb to death
Idiom(s): frighten someone to death AND scare someone to deathTheme: FRIGHT - SEVERE
to frighten someone severely.
• The dentist always frightens me to death.
• She scared me to death when she screamed.
bored to death
Idiom(s): bored stiff AND bored to deathTheme: BOREDOM
very bored.
• We were all bored stiff.
• I've never been so bored to death in my life.
bore sb to death
Idiom(s): bore someone stiff AND bore someone to deathTheme: BOREDOM
to bore someone very much. (Stiff is an old slang word meaning "dead.")
• The play bored me stiff.
• The lecture bored everyone to death.
Cheat death
If someone cheats death, they narrowly avoid a major problem or accident.Death of a thousand cuts
If something is suffering the death of a thousand cuts, or death by a thousand cuts, lots of small bad things are happening, none of which are fatal in themselves, but which add up to a slow and painful demise.Death warmed up
(UK) If someone looks like death warmed up, they look very ill indeed. ('death warmed over' is the American form)Done to death
If a joke or story has been done to death, it has been told so often that it has stopped being funny.Fate worse than death
Describing something as a fate worse than death is a fairly common way of implying that it is unpleasant.at death's door|death|death's door|door
adj. or adv. phr. Very near death; dying. He seemed to be at death's door from his illness.between life and death|death|life|life and death
adv. phr. In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help. The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone.death knell|death|knell
n., formal 1. The ringing of a bell at a death or funeral. The people mourned at the death knell of their friend. 2. literary Something which shows a future failure. Bill's poor grade on his final examination sounded the death knell of his hope to be a doctor. His sudden deafness was the death knell of his hope to become President.death on|death
adj. phr., informal 1. Very successful in meeting or dealing with. Joe is death on fast balls. He usually knocks them out of the park. 2. Disliking or strongly against; very strict about. The new teacher is death on students who come late to class. The twins' grandmother is death on smoking.do to death|death|do|to death
v. phr. To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. The typical car chase scene in motion pictures has been done to death.meet one's death|death|meet
v. phr. To die. Algernon met his death in a car accident.sign one's own death warrant|death warrant|sign|wa
v. phr. To cause your own death or the loss of something you want very much. Mr. Carter had lung trouble, and the doctor told him he would sign his own death warrant if he didn't stop smoking. When Jim's fiancee saw him on a date with another girl, he signed his own death warrant.be apathetic to death
To be acutely bored. My flight's been delayed, and I'm apathetic to afterlife afterwards sitting about the airport all day.Learn more: bore, death
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