be the death of
idiom
: to cause (someone) to die
I worry that his drug addiction will be the death of him.
—often used figuratively suggesting concern or frustrationThose kids will be the death of me!
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Political parties will be the death of American democracy.
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
This show and this couple are going to be the death of me.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If President Trump directs his administration to ignore that injunction, and issues preemptive pardons to any member of his administration involved in implementing that permanently enjoined policy, that will be the death of the separation of powers enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
In fact, his legacy could well be the death of the two-state solution itself.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2016
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Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
This show and this couple are going to be the death of me.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
If President Trump directs his administration to ignore that injunction, and issues preemptive pardons to any member of his administration involved in implementing that permanently enjoined policy, that will be the death of the separation of powers enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
In fact, his legacy could well be the death of the two-state solution itself.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2016
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“Be the death of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20the%20death%20of. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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