8.to catch your death or to catch your death of cold<非正式>得重伤风;得重感冒
Faye, come in this minute, you'll catch your death out there!费伊, 快进屋来, 你在外面会得重感冒的!
I'm surprised they don't catch their death of cold, walking around with bare midriffs in mid-winter.他们数九寒天穿着露腰装四处闲逛, 我真奇怪他们居然不得重感冒。
9.to do to death<正式>(kill)杀死;谋杀
He was aged only 37 when he was done to death by the British state.他被英国政府谋杀的那年只有37岁。
(overuse)重复使用(某物)以致令人厌烦
That particular type of image has been done to death by advertisers recently.那种图像近来被广告制作人重复使用, 令人厌烦。