to die for

adjective

Very good; exquisite; particularly desirable.

“She makes these chocolate-peanut butter candies that are just to die for.”

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Meanings

adjective
  1. idiomaticinformalVery good; exquisite; particularly desirable.

    She makes these chocolate-peanut butter candies that are just to die for.

    1 more example

    Consider this a couple's costume that's to die for. There are so many ways you can go with this costume, but most importantly, make sure to go extremely over the top with the makeup.

    2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan
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to die for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20die%20for

MLA

“to die for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20die%20for. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to die for,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20die%20for.

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