单词 | to kill it |
释义 | > as lemmasto kill it transitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To do or perform (something) impressively or conclusively. Also: spec. to do extremely well at (an examination subject). Frequently in to kill it. Cf. nail v. 6d. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > make a success of [verb (transitive)] > succeed in or achieve a purpose reacheOE awinc1000 attain1393 speedc1400 comprehenda1450 escheve1489 to make out1535 consecute1536 compass1549 achievea1569 aspire1581 obtain1589 subdue1590 to go a long (also great, short, etc.) way1624 arrivea1657 kill1899 nail1981 1899 Werner's Mag. Jan. 376/2 Kill, to do easily. 1906 Dial. Notes 3 ii. 143 Kill, to pass an examination perfectly. ‘I killed math.’ 1968 C. F. Baker et al. College Undergraduate Slang Study (typescript, Brown Univ.) 147 Kill it, do well on an exam. 1982 Campus Slang (Univ. N. Carolina, Chapel Hill) Spring 5 Kill, to do something extremely well: She killed that song. 2001 Snowboard U.K. Sept. 43 Hamish McKnight was killing it on a Burton Junkyard snowskate, pulling off big indys and even getting close to 360 flips over the first box in the boardercross. 2011 T. Rayburn Pulse (2012) xiv. Matt said you totally killed the interview. 2012 P. Coughter Art of Pitch ii. 48 You have to go out there and kill it, make them love us right now, and inspire the team. < as lemmas |
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