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kill it with fire

kill it with fire interjection: used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.

Interjection

kill it with fire

  1. (Internet) Used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
    • 'Look at this! IS GAY THE NEW STRAIGHT? Jesus – she's like a one woman crap factory. Kill it! Kill it with fire!'2005, Anna Clare, Make You a Man, Black Lace, →ISBN, page 14
    • But we need to give STL [file format] a headshot. We should kill it. Kill it with fire. Whatever switching costs you may have they will pay for themselves in money saved in storage.2013 July, Joris Peels, “AMF is no longer only for bowling”, in TCT Magazine, page 15
    Synonyms:
    do not want

Synonyms of kill it with fire

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Origin of kill it with fire

Presumably a reference to the trope of using fire to kill a monster in horror, science fiction, and fantasy, with a notable example being the 1982 film The Thing.

Questions about kill it with fire

What does kill it with fire mean?
Kill it with fire means used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
What part of speech is kill it with fire?
Kill it with fire is an interjection.

Words near kill it with fire in the dictionary

  1. kill filing
  2. Kill Haole Day
  3. kill house
  4. kill houses
  5. kill it
  6. kill it with fire
  7. kill kit
  8. kill kits
  9. kill leader
  10. kill line
  11. kill me

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