词汇 | thrill someone to death |
释义 | Idiom thrill someone to pieces and thrill someone to death Theme: EXCITEMENT to please or excite someone very much. (Informal.)John sent flowers to Ann and thrilled her to pieces.Your wonderful comments thrilled me to death. thrill (one) to deathTo cause someone to feel a great deal of excitement, joy, or pleasure. Often used in passive constructions. I have to say, seeing the Eiffel Tower in person thrilled me to death. A: "I really hope Mary enjoys her surprise birthday party." B: "I'm sure she'll be thrilled to death!" thrilled to deathEcstatic; very pleased and excited. A: "I really hope Mary enjoyed her surprise birthday party." B: "I'm sure she did; she seemed thrilled to death!" I was thrilled to death to hear that I'd been selected for a literary award in New York City. thrilled to deathand thrilled to piecesFig. very excited; to be very pleased. She was thrilled to death to get the flowers. I'm just thrilled to pieces to have you visit me. |
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