to the death
idiom
1
: until someone is dead
The warriors would fight to the death.
a battle to the death
2
: with all of one's energy and effort
Some parents do not want the school to be closed, and say they'll fight to the death for it.
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Some doulas might be best suited to offer practical support — tending to the death directives, the scheduling of hospice care, and the logistics for after death.
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Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Still unsettled, Charlie and Tommy decide to head back to the death house to do some snooping.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
After all the prior clan battles weren’t to the death.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
One of the largest algae blooms in Southern California has been linked to the death of two whales, a humpback whale and a minke whale, according to an April 23 news release by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC).
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Still unsettled, Charlie and Tommy decide to head back to the death house to do some snooping.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 May 2025
After all the prior clan battles weren’t to the death.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
One of the largest algae blooms in Southern California has been linked to the death of two whales, a humpback whale and a minke whale, according to an April 23 news release by the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC).
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to the death
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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