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dress to killTo dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).Rate it:

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kill with kindnessheaping generosity, compassion, or excessive favor on someone -usually in response to an insult- to bring them discomfort; to overwhelm with overindulgenceRate it:

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fish killAn underwater anoxic event, especially one that causes a crash in fish populationsRate it:

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killTo disconnect (a user) forcibly from the network.Rate it:

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kill offTo eliminate, or make extinct.Rate it:

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kill the fatted calfTo begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return.Rate it:

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Kill Two Birds with One StoneTo achieve or carry out two things with one effort, to do two things in one actionRate it:

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that which doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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dressed to killvery fashionableRate it:

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fish killUsed other than as an idiom: see fish, kill.Rate it:

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if looks could killA phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.Rate it:

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in for the killIn a manner intending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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in for the killIntending to kill or destroy someone or something.Rate it:

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killTo use up or to waste.Rate it:

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killTo exert an overwhelming effect on.Rate it:

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killTo produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.Rate it:

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killTo strike a ball or similar object with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.Rate it:

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killTo overpower, overwhelm, or defeat.Rate it:

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killTo force a company out of business.Rate it:

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killTo amaze, exceed, stun, or otherwise incapacitate.Rate it:

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killTo produce intense pain.Rate it:

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killTo punish severely.Rate it:

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killTo cause to assume the value zero.Rate it:

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killThe act of killing.Rate it:

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killSpecifically, the death blow.Rate it:

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killThe result of killing; that which has been killed.Rate it:

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killThe grounding of the ball on the opponent's court, winning the rally.Rate it:

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killA creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea.Rate it:

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killA kiln.Rate it:

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killNotRate it:

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killcoolRate it:

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killTo render inoperative.Rate it:

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killTo invent a story that conveys the death of (a character).Rate it:

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killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.Rate it:

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killTo stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.Rate it:

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kill meAlternative form of shoot meRate it:

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kill offTo represent or portray as being dead.Rate it:

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kill one's darlingsTo destroy, especially with conflicted motives, things or persons of which one is fond.Rate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

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kill the kardashiansWhen Gary Holt (guitarist for Thrash metal band Exodus) found out that Kendall Jenner wore a Slayer Shirt but she didn't listen to the band. He made shirts that say "Kill The Kardashians".Rate it:

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kill the messengerTo blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.Rate it:

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kill the rabbitTo get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.Rate it:

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kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems at once.Rate it:

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thrill killOf, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.Rate it:

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thrill killAn act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.Rate it:

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what doesn't kill you makes you strongerUsed to express the sentiment that hardship or difficult experiences build moral character.Rate it:

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would it kill someoneIndicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.Rate it:

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after Saturday comes SundayA phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.Rate it:

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run downTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.Rate it:

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