to the life



to the life

Resembling exactly, as in She's her sister to the life, or The play's so realistic; the murder is acted out to the life. This idiom uses life in the sense of "a lifelike semblance." [c. 1600]
See also: life

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AbbÁN-Irish
Bolton['bəultən]
Gracianograh-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
ØIvind-Norwegian
Akakios-Greek, Ancient Greek
Salwah-Arabic