bringt mich noch um

will be the death of me

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will be the death of me An idiomatic, usually exaggerated way to say that someone or something is causing extreme stress, pain, or annoyance. Literally, it means “will still kill me.”

GE: Der Kerl bringt mich noch um.

EN: That guy will be the death of me.

Mein Arm bringt mich noch um.

My arm is killing me.

Die Spannung bringt mich noch um!

The tension is killing me!

Der Kerl bringt mich noch um.

That guy is going to be the death of me.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Meine Frau bringt mich noch um.

My wife is going to be the death of me.

Mein Rücken bringt mich noch um.

My back is killing me.