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
“We’d welcome, absolutely, these counties and be tickled to death to have them.”
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 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
"Johnny would have been just fine on him, but we were tickled to death to have Joel back," McGaughey said.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2013
He was wiggling all over and tickled to death to see me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
