die for:

1. As in: S/He's to-die-for , descriptive of someone extremely beautiful or desirable .

Quote: The deadly Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman) in Batman-and-Robin (1997): ' I really am to-die-for .'

2. To desire someone or something strongly.

Quote: Elmer (Robert Woolsey) and Jerry (Paul Page) in Kentucky Kernels (1934):
-- Elmer Dugan: ' No woman is worth dying for .'
-- Jerry Bronson: ' You don't know my Joan. She's so beautiful. She's Juno, Venus and Aphrodite all rolled into one .'
-- Elmer Dugan: ' Yeah, well I'll take Mae West .'

See Also: Abélard, Abraham's bosom, adventuress, bloxie, clamp, clip, closet, the, copulation, crazy about, cunnilinguist, cunning linguist, die, die for, dying in the saddle, dying with ones boots on, have a little death, heavy breathing, linguist, little death, look over, loxie, mort douce, pickup line, Q, rasper, rock and roll, sexual relations, to die for, touch, turn the teacup over, unnatural act, Viking queen

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