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kill with kindness

kill with kindness verb: to pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted.

Verb

kill with kindness (third-person singular simple present kills with kindness, present participle killing with kindness, simple past and past participle killed with kindness)

  1. (transitive) To pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted.
    • After all these years of experience I know that some customers just act bad. You know, like bratty kids. I try to kill them with kindness, I yes them to death. Sometimes it will work and they will give me respect. Other times it doesn't.2002, Mary Lizabeth Gatta, Juggling Food and Feelings: Emotional Balance in the Workplace, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 64

Forms of kill with kindness

third-person singular presentkills with kindness
present participlekilling with kindness
past participlekilled with kindness
pastkilled with kindness

Questions about kill with kindness

What does kill with kindness mean?
Kill with kindness means to pacify somebody by remaining goodhearted.
What part of speech is kill with kindness?
Kill with kindness is a verb.
What is the past tense of kill with kindness?
The past tense of kill with kindness is killed with kindness.

Words near kill with kindness in the dictionary

  1. kill time
  2. kill trees
  3. kill two birds with one shot
  4. kill two birds with one stone
  5. Kill Van Kull
  6. kill with kindness
  7. kill your heroes
  8. kill your idols
  9. kill zone
  10. kill zones
  11. kill'd

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