How to Pronounce "to die for"
expression
too-DYE-for, tuh-DYE-for, ti-DYE-for
too-DYE-faw
Definition
If something is 'to die for,' it is extremely good, desirable, or attractive, to the point that you really want it.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdaɪ/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ
British English
tˈuː/ /dˈaɪ/ /fˈɔː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
too-DYE-for, tuh-DYE-for, ti-DYE-for
UK
too-DYE-faw
Listen in Context
This ice cream is to die for.
Her chocolate cake is to die for.
The view from this hotel is to die for.
Wow, your new shoes are to die for!