- do someone to death
- kill someone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
do someone to death
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frighten someone to death — frighten the life out of someone/frighten someone to death/informal phrase to make someone feel extremely afraid or nervous The older girls frightened us to death with tales of what would happen to us. Thesaurus: to make someone afraid or… … Useful english dictionary
love someone to death — love (someone) to death to feel extremely strong affection for someone. She is easy to work with, and everyone in the office loves her to death. Related vocabulary: dote on someone/something … New idioms dictionary
bore someone to death — bore (someone) to death to make someone lose interest completely. Herman was bored to death by the stories Arlie told … New idioms dictionary
frighten someone to death — frighten/scare (someone) to death to make someone feel very frightened. David suddenly appeared in the doorway and scared me to death … New idioms dictionary
scare someone to death — frighten/scare (someone) to death to make someone feel very frightened. David suddenly appeared in the doorway and scared me to death … New idioms dictionary
bore someone to death — bore (someone) to death/tears be bored to death/tears to be very bored. That film bored me to tears … New idioms dictionary
put someone to death — put (someone) to death to kill a person. The bomber will not be put to death, but he will spend the rest of his life in prison. Usage notes: most often used to refer to legal punishment for murder … New idioms dictionary
bore someone to death — (or to tears) weary (a person) in the extreme … Useful english dictionary
lament someone's death — mourn the death of someone, cry over the death of a person … English contemporary dictionary
do someone to death — kill someone. → death … English new terms dictionary
put someone to death — execute someone. → death … English new terms dictionary
