yes to death

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yes to death (third-person singular simple present yesses to death, present participle yessing to death, simple past and past participle yessed to death)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To agree with someone, often sarcastically.

   I was yessed to death.

   • 1949, Louis Prima (lyrics and music), “Yes! We Have No Bananas”, in Beepin' & Boppin:

     There's a fruit-man on our street whose name is Mr. Pete
     And he keeps good things to eat but you should hear him speak
     When you ask him anything he never answers no
     He just yesses you to death and then he takes your dough