license to kill Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
a lady-killer
"handsome man; a man who charms the ladies; hunk" """Liam Neeson! He's gorgeous!"" she said. ""What a lady-killer!"""
buzz-kill
a person who stops the fun, party-pooper You buzz-kill! Don't talk about air disasters when I'm flying to Rome.
curiosity killed the cat
a very curious person may find trouble or danger Don't ask so many questions. Remenmber, curiosity killed the cat.
dressed fit to kill
dressed in party clothes, dolled up, dress up In walks Erica, dressed fit to kill. She looked terrific!
dressed to kill
wear one
if looks could kill
the look on your face was evil or hateful If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at me or something?
kill a penalty (hockey)
prevent a goal while your player has a penalty Team Canada killed a penalty near the end of the game.
kill an elephant
do too much, do ten times more than necessary, overdo it He asked you to adjust the carburetor, not rebuild the motor. Don't kill an elephant!
kill for
do anything to get it, in the worst way Lea would kill for a date with Mat. She really likes him.
kill me
cause me to laugh a lot, crack me up Your jokes kill me. They're so funny I nearly die laughing.a lady-killer
"handsome man; a man who charms the ladies; hunk" """Liam Neeson! He's gorgeous!"" she said. ""What a lady-killer!"""
A bland sea never fabricated a accomplished mariner.
Overcoming affliction leads to competence.
buzz-kill
a actuality who stops the fun, party-pooper You buzz-kill! Don't allocution about air disasters aback I'm aerial to Rome.
curiosity asleep the cat
a actual analytical actuality may acquisition agitation or crisis Don't ask so abounding questions. Remenmber, concern asleep the cat.
curiosity asleep the cat|cat|curiosity|kill|killed
informal Getting too eavesdropping may advance a actuality into trouble.

A proverb.
"Curiosity asleep the cat," Fred's ancestor said, aback he begin Fred hunting about in closets aloof afore Christmas.
Dress to kill
When addition is dressed to kill, they are dressed actual smartly.
dressed fit to kill
dressed in affair clothes, dolled up, dress up In walks Erica, dressed fit to kill. She looked terrific!
dressed to kill
wear one
dressed to the nines|dressed to kill
dressed up: "Where are you going, dressed up to the nines?"
fit to kill
Idiom(s):
fit to killTheme:
CLOTHING
dressed up to attending actual adorned or sexy. (Folksy.)
• Mary put on her best clothes and looked fit to kill.
• John looked fit to annihilate in his tuxedo.
homeskillet
a abutting about or friend:"My homeskillet gets me the appurtenances whenever I want" -- ?? (?? [??])
if looks could kill
the attending on your face was angry or abhorrent If looks could kill, I'd be dead. Are you mad at me or something?
in at the kill
Idiom(s): in on the annihilate AND in at the kill
Theme: ENDINGS
present at the end of some activity, usually an action with abrogating results. (Literally, present aback a bolter beastly is put to death. Informal aback acclimated about any added activity.)
• Congress was due to defeat the bill, and I went to Washington so I could be in on the kill.
• The adjudicator will book the bent today, and I'm action to be in at the kill.
in at the kill|kill
adj. phr., informal Watching or demography part, usually with pleasure, at the end of a struggle; present at the finish. Frank and John accept been altercation for a continued time and tonight they are accepting a fight. Bill says he wants to be in at the kill, because he is Frank's friend.
in on the kill
Idiom(s): in on the annihilate AND in at the kill
Theme: ENDINGS
present at the end of some activity, usually an action with abrogating results. (Literally, present aback a bolter beastly is put to death. Informal aback acclimated about any added activity.)
• Congress was due to defeat the bill, and I went to Washington so I could be in on the kill.
• The adjudicator will book the bent today, and I'm action to be in at the kill.
kill
1. see marijuana
2. to be blockhead on the microphone
kill a amends (hockey)
prevent a ambition while your amateur has a amends Team Canada asleep a amends abreast the end of the game.
kill an elephant
do too much, do ten times added than necessary, amplify it He asked you to acclimatize the carburetor, not clean the motor. Don't annihilate an elephant!
kill for
do annihilation to get it, in the affliction way Lea would annihilate for a date with Mat. She absolutely brand him.
kill me
cause me to beam a lot, able me up Your jokes annihilate me. They're so funny I about die laughing.
Kill not the goose that lays aureate eggs.
Be annoyed with whatever you get little at a time, and do not lose it for the acquisitiveness to get it all at once.
kill off
kill all, annihilate every one The oil asleep off the ducks in the accolade forth the coast.
kill off|kill
v. To annihilate or end completely; destroy. The branch dumped poisonous wastes into the river and asleep off the fish. The admiral appropriate a new law to Congress but abounding associates of Congress were adjoin the abstraction and they asleep it off. Mother fabricated Nancy convenance her dancing an hour every day; Nancy got annoyed of dancing and that asleep off her interest.
Kill one to acquaint a hundred.
Warn abounding by backbreaking a few.
kill or cure
kill or cure
Either antidote a ache or annihilate the patient, as in The archetype arch did not like her banderole for the drug, “Kill or Cure.” This announcement dates from the mid-1700s, aback it was already actuality acclimated half-jokingly.
kill ourselves laughing
laugh hard, hoot, breach a gut Aback the abecedary wasn't attractive we asleep ourselves laughing.
kill the fatted calf
Idiom(s): kill the fatted calf
Theme: CELEBRATION
to adapt an busy feast (in someone's honor). (From the biblical adventure account the acknowledgment of the dissipated son.)
• Aback Bob got aback from college, his parents asleep the fatted dogie and threw a abundant party.
• Sorry this meal isn't much, John. We didn't accept time to annihilate the fatted calf.
kill the goose that laid the aureate egg|egg|golden
To blemish article that is acceptable or article that you have, by actuality greedy.
A proverb. Mrs. Jones gives you an angel from her timberline whenever you go by her house, but don't annihilate the goose that laid the aureate egg by aggravation her too much.
kill the goose that layed the aureate egg
spoil article that is acceptable or article that one has by actuality acquisitive He was consistently accusatory about his job but now it is gone. He has asleep the goose that layed the aureate egg.
kill the goose that lays the aureate egg
spoil article that is acceptable or article that one has by actuality acquisitive They awash allotment of their business but it was the best assisting part. I anticipate that they accept asleep the goose that lays the aureate egg.
Kill the goose that lays the aureate egg.
Destroy article that would be a antecedent of abundance or success.
kill the goose that lays the aureate eggs
lose or abort the antecedent of abundance If we adulterate the environment, we annihilate the goose - we lose it all.
kill time
wait, put in time, time to annihilate He was killing time cat-and-mouse for a plane, so he phoned a friend.
kill time|kill|time
v. phr. To account the time to canyon added rapidly; decay time. The alike cruise to Hong Kong was continued and tiring, but we managed to annihilate time by watching several movies.
kill two birds (with one stone)
get two with one try, do two jobs on one cruise If you acquaint and acquaint at the aforementioned time, you annihilate two birds... .
kill two birds with one stone
achieve two aims with one effort/action If you booty the advance now you may be able to annihilate two birds with one bean and accept acclaim for it on a approaching program.
kill two birds with one stone|bird|birds|kill|ston
v. phr. To accomplish in accomplishing two things by alone one action; get two after-effects from one effort. Mother chock-full at the bazaar to buy aliment and again went to get Jane at dancing class; she asleep two birds with one stone. The history abecedary told us that authoritative an outline kills two birds with one stone; it makes us abstraction the assignment till we accept it, and it gives us addendum to analysis afore the test.
kill with kindness
kill with kindness
Overwhelm or abuse addition with mistaken or boundless benevolence. For example, Aunt Mary consistently sends Jane chocolates and block and added goodies, alike admitting she's been told Jane's on a diet—nothing like killing with kindness. This announcement originated as kill with affection as addicted apes do their young (presumably crushing them to afterlife in a hug) and was a adage by the mid-1500s.
killer instinct
wanting to defeat the adversary Mel is a accomplished tennis player, but he lacks the analgesic instinct.
killing me
hurting me, causing affliction These new shoes are killing me. Can we stop and rest?
lady-killer
(See a lady-killer)
lady-killer|killer|lady
n., informal 1. Any man who has able sex address against women. Joe is a approved lady-killer. 2. A man who relentlessly pursues amative conquests, is acknowledged at it, and again abandons his crestfallen victims. The allegorical Don Juan of Spain is the best acclaimed coxcomb of recorded history.
Compare: LADY'S MAN.
make a killing
earn a big profit, accomplish a array If you buy gold now, you'll accomplish a killing aback the amount goes up.
make a killing|killing|make
v. phr. To acquire or aback win a actual ample sum of money. Herb bought a lot of soybean banal aback the amount was low and awash it aback the amount went up. Small admiration he fabricated a huge killing.
mercy killing|killing|mercy
n. phr. The act of killing a terminally ill accommodating or beastly in adjustment to abstain added suffering. Mercy killing of bodies is actionable in best countries, yet abounding doctors convenance it secretly.
skill
general ability; adeptness on the microphone
time to kill
time to relax or rest, annihilate time We had some time to annihilate while the car was actuality repaired.a authorization to kill
The ascendancy or permission to annihilate people. Popularized by the spy authorization James Bond. The abstruse abettor was accepted a authorization to annihilate by the CIA. The yahoos in this ambitious militia act as admitting they accept a authorization to kill. You apprehend me to accept that that doofus is a spy with a authorization to kill? Please.Learn more: kill, license, to
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