to the death
No quarter given
To the death describes a contest or struggle that continues until one party dies: The gladiators fought to the death.
The phrase often appears with fight, battle, or duel.
Figuratively, it can mean with absolute commitment or until one side is completely defeated: They were locked in a struggle to the death over control of the company.
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- blood feudInherited cycle of retribution
battle · war · no quarter · fatality · bitter end · demise · last stand · do or die · determination · fight or flight · sacrifice · terminality · wound · mortal combat · irrevocability · all-or-nothing · zero sum · resolve
to the deathfor fun
Without practical motive
sparring · in jest · playfully · non-lethal · recreationally
to the deathsparring
Practice combat training
half-heartedly · casually · gently · lightly · going through the motions
death, the, deadly, deaden, deathly, deathless, dead, deathlike, deadening