Here’s the wrap-up from this week of tweets on some ways to use the Chinese phrase:  <adjective or verb> +  死了 (sǐ le), literally ‘something’ to death.  It’s used just like the English ‘scared to death!’

Anger Management:    气死了  (qì sǐ le)  – when you’re road raging mad

Dead Tired:  累死了(lèi sǐ le) – when you’re so tired you could croak

Sleepyhead:  困死了(kūn sǐ le) – when it’s time for some z’s

&@#($(%#:  烦死了(fán sǐ le) – when you’re driven crazy

On Top of the World  开心死了(kāixīn sǐ le) – when you’re full of glee

Down in the Dumps难过死了(nánguò sǐ le) – when you’re out of sorts

I hate that!   讨厌死了(tǎoyàn sǐ le) – when you hate their guts

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