dying to
Eager beyond measure
Dying to means extremely eager or impatient to do something.
The phrase uses the hyperbole of death to convey intense desire: I'm dying to hear what happened, She's dying to meet you.
The construction always takes an infinitive verb—you're dying to know, dying to try, dying to find out.
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- desperateDriven by urgent need
itching · aching · hungry · thirsting · impatient · on the edge of my seat · anxious · keen · excited · bursting · restless · anticipation · can't wait · obsessed · pining · starving · breathless · feverish
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- Hyperbolea zillion, bazillion, gazillion, bajillion, zillion
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood