be the death of

idiom

: to cause (someone) to die
I worry that his drug addiction will be the death of him.
often used figuratively suggesting concern or frustration
Those kids will be the death of me!

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Political parties will be the death of American democracy. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025 This show and this couple are going to be the death of me. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024 If President Trump directs his administration to ignore that injunction, and issues preemptive pardons to any member of his administration involved in implementing that permanently enjoined policy, that will be the death of the separation of powers enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024 In fact, his legacy could well be the death of the two-state solution itself. Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2016 See All Example Sentences for be the death of

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“Be the death of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20the%20death%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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