to the death

prepositional phrase

That will continue until one of the contestants dies.

“The two gladiators fought to the death.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. set phraseThat will continue until one of the contestants dies.

    The two gladiators fought to the death.

    1 more example

    Within the independent government of the East Turkestan Republic, while Sabid-da-Mulla insisted upon defending the Old City of Kashgar to the death, Mahum and Nias wanted to quit the Old City for the time being, withdraw to Ying-chi-sha, and plan a second uprising.

    1946 December 5, Military Information: Sinkiang Rebellions 1931-1937, page 9
  2. idiomaticTo the utmost degree.

    Then, alluding with a toss of the head to the tumult in the station-yard, ‘When one has got to make correct entries, one comes to hate those savages - hate them to the death.’ He remained thoughtful for a moment.

    1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 208

Translations

French jusqu'à ce que mort s'en suive
  • jusqu'à ce que mort s'en suivethat one will die
Irish go héag
  • go héagthat one will die
Polish na śmierć i życie, na śmierć i życie
  • na śmierć i życiethat one will die
  • na śmierć i życieto the utmost degree
Spanish a muerte, a ultranza
  • a muertethat one will die
  • a ultranzathat one will die
Cite this entry
APA

to the death. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20the%20death

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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