Rubic's Cube is the death of me

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Wow... Rubic's Cube is the death of me... I can never figure it out.Hi,Is it right to interpret "the death of me" in the above as "my deadly weak point?" Thanks.

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

The expression I'm familiar with is "will be the death of me". Assuming this means the same, I don't interpret it quite as you suggest. To me, it means that his frustration at not being able to solve it will cause his death (not meant literally), or at least his attempts to solve it will be overtaken by death.

(By the way, it should be "Rubik's".)

CalifJim · Answer

Angliholicthe death of me

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/death

someone/something will be the death of me
often humorous
used for saying that someone or something annoys, upsets, or worries you very much

That child will be the death of me.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/be+the+death+of

be the death of

Cause the death of something or someone, as in This comedian is so funny, he'll be the death of me . Although this phrase can be used literally, meaning "to kill someone or something," it has also been used hyperbolically (as in the example) since the late 1500s. Shakespeare used it in 1 Henry IV (2:1): "Since the price of oats rose, it was the death of him."
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/death

be the death of
To distress or irritate to an intolerable degree.

CJ

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