Would you ever guess that to kill something could mean to do it well? In English it can mean exactly that! In this episode, we’re looking at expressions that mean to do something very well. They’re casual expressions that can be used to talk about a big performance or a small school project. Check out this episode if you want to give someone a high compliment in a natural way!

Andrew:

So our first expression is to kill it.

Maura:

Mmhmm. It sounds so violent. To kill it.

Andrew:

Yeah. It’s very violent, I guess, when you think about it. But in reality, this just means that you performed well when you were doing something.

Maura:

Right. So, when a person does something really well, you can say that that person killed it.

Andrew:

Mmhmm. And it does sound gruesome, I agree. But this just means that this person did an excellent job on a certain task.

Maura:

Right. It could be also maybe a performance or something like that, where you could say that somebody killed it. And again, it’s not violent. It just means that someone did something very well. They succeeded in some way.

Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials:

To reach peak something

To kill it

Gruesome

A hit

Harsh

Ultra

To nail it

An antique

To be down someone’s alley

To go easy on someone

A prodigy

To rock it

To pull off a look

To cross someone’s mind

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