drive (someone) to an early grave

To do things or act in a way that is likely to result in someone's premature death. The stress of John's job is going to drive him to an early grave.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
CÉSar	THE-sahr (Spanish), SE-sahr (Latin American Spanish)	French, Spanish, Portuguese
Bowser	['bɑuzə]
Ljudmila	-	Slovene
Cornelius	[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]
Axelle	ak-SEL	French
Kresten	-	Danish