This is lesson 23 from Idiom Part 2. Each idiom is followed by its definition and examples. After you learn them, you can use them in your daily conversation.
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English Idiom Part 2- Lesson 23- Idioms about Life and Death
1- Sick to death = Extremely tired, bored, or annoyed with something.
I’m sick to death of listening to the same excuses every day.
2- Frighten the life out of me = Gave me a big scare, terrify
That loud bang in the middle of the night frightened the life out of me.
3- A new lease of life = A fresh start or renewed energy and enthusiasm.
After the surgery, my grandfather got a new lease of life.
4- A fate worse than death = An experience considered extremely unpleasant or unbearable.
For her, public speaking was a fate worse than death.
5- The life and soul of the party = A person who is very lively and entertaining at social events.
James is always the life and soul of the party, everyone gathers around him.
6- Dice with death = Take dangerous risks.
He was dicing with death by driving so fast in that storm.
7- Like death warmed up = Looking or feeling very ill or exhausted.
After working a 16-hour shift, I felt like death warmed up.
8- To save his life = Even in the most urgent or critical situation (usually used negatively).
He can’t dance to save his life.
9- A kiss of death / life = Something that causes failure or success respectively.
For her acting career, that bad review was a kiss of death.
Alternative (life): Getting that scholarship was a kiss of life for his academic future.
10- Someone makes your life a misery = Someone caused you constant suffering or distress.
My old boss was so controlling, she made my life a misery.
11- Catch your death of cold = A warning that someone might become seriously ill due to cold exposure.
Put on a coat or you’ll catch your death of cold out there!
12- At death’s door = Extremely ill or close to dying.
He was at death’s door last week, but thankfully he’s recovering now.
13- Bored to death = Extremely bored.
I was bored to death during the three-hour lecture on tax regulations.
14- Larger than life = Very impressive or flamboyant, often in personality or appearance.
The celebrity walked in with a larger than life presence that turned every head in the room.
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