article of death

catch one's death

To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.

death and taxes

Something which is totally certain.

death by a thousand paper cuts

An ultimate negative outcome, such as the failure of a project, brought about by an excessive number of bureaucratic hurdles.

death by PowerPoint

The boredom or disengagement that an audience experiences from poorly designed or overly verbose presentations using any type of presentation software.

genuine article

An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation.

kiss of death

Something that may seem good and favorable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.

living death

A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.

matter of life and death

An extremely urgent matter.