Had she wanted to kill him, he would have offered no resistance.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2002)
All related terms of 'to kill'
fit to kill
excessively; immoderately
shoot-to-kill
of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to kill rather than disable
dressed to kill
If someone is dressed to kill , they are wearing very smart or fashionable clothes because they want people to notice them and think they are attractive .
to kill two birds with one stone
If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone , you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one.
the goose that lays the golden egg to kill the goose that lays the golden egg
If someone kills the goose that lays the golden egg , they harm or destroy the person or thing that gives them their money, power, or advantage .