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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Jimmy Kimmel used his monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night to respond to the death of Charlie Kirk and to discuss why Donald Trump‘s reaction has been so problematic.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Sobered by the sight of his fiancée and his mother fighting to the death, Daniel jumps into the pool and wrestles Laura away from Cherry.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
In a trio of bills in 2021, Cooper signed off on the most sweeping criminal justice reforms during his time in office in response to the death of George Floyd, which sparked accusations that racist police brutality is rampant.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s trouble in paradise in this surprisingly profound soccer comedy, which takes an episode from 2002 that passed most of the world by but left the Republic of Ireland in bits, so much so that it was even compared (elsewhere, obviously) to the death of Princess Diana.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Sobered by the sight of his fiancée and his mother fighting to the death, Daniel jumps into the pool and wrestles Laura away from Cherry.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
In a trio of bills in 2021, Cooper signed off on the most sweeping criminal justice reforms during his time in office in response to the death of George Floyd, which sparked accusations that racist police brutality is rampant.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
There’s trouble in paradise in this surprisingly profound soccer comedy, which takes an episode from 2002 that passed most of the world by but left the Republic of Ireland in bits, so much so that it was even compared (elsewhere, obviously) to the death of Princess Diana.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
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“To the death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20death. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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