(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.
The human soul develops up to death. Hippocrates
I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan
Doing linear scans over an associative array is like trying to club someone to death with a loaded Uzi. Larry Wall
If vodka, tar and sauna don't help, the disease leads to death. Finnish Proverb
Close to the Tsar, close to death. Russian Proverb
Beggars mounted ride their horses to death. Dutch Proverb