Or,........"That boy is going to be the death of me."
Colloquialism or colloquial language is the linguistic style used for casual communication. It is the most common functional style of speech, the idiom normally employed in conversation and other informal contexts.
A word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
"the colloquialisms of the streets"
The use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases.
"speech allows for colloquialism and slang"
Therefor . . . "What did he get for doing that? Harassed to death."
A colloquialism, nothing more. To read any more into it than that is what it is . . . .
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