"will be the death of" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 会要了我的命（比喻）- 会成为我的毁灭

Definition

用于表示某事或某人让你非常头疼、压力大或者受伤害，通常是夸张、幽默或戏剧性的说法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语，表达烦恼、压力或被某事搞垮时的夸张语气，常见于‘XX会要了我的命’。并非真的死亡，通常指精神或情绪上的崩溃。

Examples

All this homework will be the death of me.

这些作业**会要了我的命**。

If I keep eating so much chocolate, it will be the death of me.

如果我一直吃这么多巧克力，**会要了我的命**。

My little brother's jokes will be the death of me someday.

我弟弟的笑话有一天**会要了我的命**。

These deadlines will be the death of me!

这些截止日期**会要了我的命**！

Online meetings all day? That will be the death of me.

整天在线会议？那真的是**会要了我的命**。

Honestly, my phone's notifications will be the death of me one of these days.

说真的，我手机的通知有一天**会要了我的命**。