Browse phrases beginning with: [A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z] Badgered to deathMeaning Harried and persecuted. Origin The allusion is to badger-baiting. Badgering has been used as a verb to denote persecution for some time. Here's an example from 1794, as here in J. Wolcott's Rowl. for Oliver:
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