Be The Death Of Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Be The Death Of Someone Idiom mean?

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be the death of (someone) What does be the death of (someone) mean?	to be the ruin or downfall or death of someone (often used for some kind of problem)	The woman said that her young son's bad behavior would be the death of her.
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work out (a problem) What does "work out (a problem)" mean?	to solve a problem, to provide the details of something	I spent the weekend trying to work out the budget estimates for next year.

prone to (something) What does "prone to (something)" mean?	to be likely to do something	Our manager is prone to saying some very strange things.
double up What does "double up" mean?	to share a room with someone	The passengers had to double up in hotel rooms when the plane landed because of the weather.
a millstone around (someone's) neck What does "a millstone around (someone's) neck" mean?	a burden or handicap for someone	My parents' condominium is a millstone around their neck and they want to sell it.
cock-eyed What does "cock-eyed" mean?	screwy; nutty; insane; crazy; impractical
the exception that proves the rule What does "the exception that proves the rule" mean?	an exception to a rule proves that the rule exists	The salesman is very quiet and shy and he is the exception that proves the rule in his company. Everybody else is very talkative.
in existence What does "in existence" mean?	now existing	The company has been in existence for many years.
Recipe for disaster What does "Recipe for disaster" mean?	A recipe for disaster is a mixture of people and events that could only possibly result in trouble.
farm (something) out or farm out (something) What does "farm (something) out or farm out (something)" mean?	to have someone else do something, to send something away to have it done	We farmed out the printing to another company in order to save money.
deem it to be necessary What does "deem it to be necessary" mean?	to believe that something is necessary	The judge deemed it to be necessary to postpone the trial for a week.
thick-skinned What does "thick-skinned" mean?	to be not easily upset or hurt, to be insensitive	The salesman is thick-skinned and is never bothered when he loses a sale or receives criticism.

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Be The Death Of Someone Idiom