be the death of somebody
成語所屬單字death
be the death of somebody — 慣用語
1. to make someone worry or suffer so much that they become very upset, or to cause
1.慣用語
釋義
讓某人擔心／受不了；要某人的命（常帶誇飾語氣）
to make someone worry or suffer so much that they become very upset, or to cause someone's death (often used humorously in everyday speech)
例句
These noisy children will be the death of me — they never stop arguing even for five minutes.
Rania joked that her mother's constant phone calls would be the death of her, but she actually loved the attention.