as sure as death

quite certain

确定无疑

be the death of

(often used hyperbolically or humorously) cause someone's death

［常作夸张或幽默用法］置…于死地

you'll be the death of me with all your questions.

你那么多问题要把我问死了。

be in at the death

be present when a hunted animal is caught and killed

目睹猎物被捕获杀死

catch one's death (of cold)

(informal)catch a severe cold or chill

(非正式)得重感冒

die a (或 the) death

come to an end; cease or fail to be popular or successful

结束；不受欢迎，失败

the craze for cycling shorts is dying a death.

骑车短裤的热潮快结束了。

do someone to death

kill someone

杀死某人

do something to death

perform or repeat something so frequently that it becomes tediously familiar

重复得烦死人

a subject that has been done to death by generations of painters.

被世代画家画得让人厌烦的题材。

a fate worse than death

a terrible experience, especially that of seduction or rape

比死还不济的遭遇（尤指受诱奸或强奸）

like death warmed up (或 北美

(informal)extremely tired or ill

(非正式)十分疲惫；病重

a matter of life and death

put someone to death

kill someone, especially with official sanction

（尤指官方批准）杀死，处死

till (或 until) death us do part

for as long as each of a couple live

至死不渝，永不分离

to the death

until dead

到死为止

a fight to the death.

战斗到底。

at death's door

Near to death; gravely ill or injured.

行将就木；重病，重伤