to death
bore to death
frightened to death
scare to death
tickle to death
To the limit; to the greatest degree possible. Used for emphasis with verbs such as scare, frighten, bore.
Cowboy stories bore me to death, but I like mysteries.
Sara is scared to death of snakes.
John is tickled to death with his new bike.
vote a straight ticket
To not differentiate one's ballot according to individual names and posts, but to vote for all candidates for all positions of the same party.
"I never have time.to study the ballot in detail," Marie said, "and so I tend to vote a straight Republican ticket."
walking papers
walking orders
walking ticket
A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal.
The boss was not satisfied with Paul's work and gave him his walking papers.
George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticket last Friday.