What does to die for mean?

to die for

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

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Informal

"She makes these chocolate-peanut butter candies that are just to die for."
"Consider this a couple's costume that's to die for. There are so many ways you can go with this costume, but most importantly, make sure to go extremely over the top with the makeup."

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