to death
Meaning
(literally) Until death occurs; so as to cause or result in death.
bleed to death, freeze to death, beat to death
(degree, idiomatic, hyperbolic) To a great degree; to the greatest degree possible, to excess.
I was bored to death in that meeting.
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Examples
The human soul develops up to death.
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi.
If vodka, tar and sauna don't help, the disease leads to death.
Close to the Tsar, close to death.
Beggars mounted ride their horses to death.