to die for

phrase

: extremely desirable or appealing
The dessert was to die for.

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The menu is small but delicious, with sandwiches, ceviche and a peach and walnut salad that is to die for. — Jaymi McCann, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026 Yet Rafael, willing and even eager to die for his antifascist principles, returns Sebastián’s gaze without flinching, and with a sense of rebuke that is complicated by unspoken yet unmistakable flickers of desire. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026 For one spy to die for another to live would be very, well, MI5 of them. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026 The pair were convicted of murdering four people and were sentenced to die for the killings. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for to die for

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“To die for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20die%20for. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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