like to

like to

obsolescent, colloquial Nearly; on the point of. Primarily heard in US. I like to got pneumonia from being out in that cold rain for so long.See also: like

like to

Rur. almost. I like to died laughing when I saw Jim come in wearing a dress. Mary like to passed out when she saw how bad her house was damaged in the storm.See also: like

like to

Also, liked to. Come close to, be on the point of. For example, We like to froze to death, or He liked to have never got away. This expression, now considered a colloquialism from the American South, dates from the early 1400s and was used several times by Shakespeare. See also: like