to death

phrase

: beyond endurance : excessively

bored to death

scared to death of spiders

I am sick to death of hearing your excuses.

Most high rollers prefer Atlantic City and Las Vegas, where they are comped to death and have more diversions.

—William G. Flanagan et al.

Examples of to death in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf. — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

During the ensuing search, deputies found Iowa Hill resident Cheryl Macy, 76, shot to death inside her home. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

So slow, in fact, that you might be tempted to beat the monsters to death rather than sneak and wait. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

New York State has agreed to pay a $24 million settlement to the family of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to death by Department of Corrections officers while in custody at an upstate prison, state officials said. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for to death

• beth
• breath
• heth
• lethe
• meth
• neath
• seth
• sheth
• sneath
• shibboleth