die for something—(Progressive Tense) want smth. very urgently:
- Her husband moved past us into the bar…. “I’m dying for a margarita.”
die from something —(also: die of something )
1. die as a result of some cause:
- In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
2. (Progressive Tense) be in an extreme state of the feeling mentioned:
- The children are dying from curiosity to see what’s in the parcel.