tickled to death
Example Sentences
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Gayle Wellborn and Perry Blickenstaff called it an "emotional time", but they were "tickled to death" to be in the East of England for the first time.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022
“I’m tickled to death for the current generation of players and all the money they get,” Mr. Trabert said in a 1991 teleconference call with reporters.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2021
We were tickled to death about it, because none of us wanted to go into an invasion of Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2015
Ron was in touch with me, and he knew where I stood, too, and I’ve been tickled to death with it, with the decision, ever since Ron and I put it back together.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2013
As if he had solved the problem, and was tickled to death about it, the big monkey turned a few somersaults.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
