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Originally Posted by Bruno
Less (or possibly more) humorously, "Killing them to death" and similar statements seem to be local jargon/slang for "overkilling". Running someone through kills them. Cutting his head off or cleaving him in twain kills him to death.
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I think it actually comes from the film
Popeye(1980), at least that's were I got it from. It's one of the supporting characters signature lines, "He ought to be killed to death."