kill

If One Look Could Kill.
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verb
to make sb/sth die: [VN] Cancer kills thousands of people every year. ◆ Three people were killed in the crash. ◆ He tried to kill himself with sleeping pills. ◆ I bought a spray to kill the weeds. ◆ (informal) My mother will kill me (= be very angry with me) when she finds out what I've done. ◆ Don't kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait. ◆ I nearly killed myself carrying that suitcase all the way here. ◆ [V] Excessive tiredness while driving can kill.
[VN] to destroy or spoil sth or make it stop: to kill a rumour / story ◆ Do you agree that television kills conversation? ◆ The defeat last night killed the team's chances of qualifying.
(informal) (usually used in the progressive tenses and not used in the passive) to cause sb pain or suffering: [VN] My feet are killing me. [also VN to inf]
[VN] to make sb laugh a lot: (BrE) He was killing himself laughing. ◆ (AmE) Stop it! You're killing me!
Idioms: kill the goose that lays the golden egg / eggs (saying) to destroy sth that would make you rich, successful, etc.
kill or cure (BrE) used to say that what you are going to do will either be very successful or fail completely
kill time
kill an hour, a couple of hours, etc. to spend time doing sth that is not important while you are waiting for sth else to happen: We killed time playing cards.
kill two birds with one stone to achieve two things at the same time with one action
kill sb/sth with kindness to be so kind to sb/sth that you in fact harm them
more at CURIOSITY, DRESSED, TIME n.
Phrasal Verbs: kill sb/sth<->off
to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die: Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.
to stop or get rid of sth: He has effectively killed off any political opposition.
noun [usually sing.]
an act of killing, especially when an animal is hunted or killed: A cat often plays with a mouse before the kill. ◆ The plane prepared to move in for the kill. ◆ I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job (= present at the end of an unpleasant process).
an animal that has been hunted and killed: lions feeding on their kill

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