badger to death

badger to death

To pester or nag someone relentlessly. A person's name or a pronoun can be used between "badger" and "to." If you don't answer him, he'll just keep badgering you to death. I've been badgered to death by students all day—I need a break.
See also: badger, death
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

badger someone or something to death

Fig. to bother and annoy someone or some group. If you don't tell him what he wants to know, he will badger you to death until he finds out.
See also: badger, death
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • badger into
  • pester (one) into (doing) (something)
  • pester into
  • hound (something) out of (one)
  • assail with
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • afflict
  • afflict (one) with (someone or something)
  • afflict with
  • (Is) this taken?
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