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 Re: V to kill as a positive connotation?
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Originally Posted by Mariner  I heard today someone commenting positively (no irony involved) on someone's singing performance using the sentence "Yeah! Great job, you killed it! [the song]"
Last time I checked, to kill means to put an end to, to destroy. The only occasion where kill has positive connotations is in phrases like "This comedian is killing me!" or "This show is a killer!"
Or is it?? Is this a new way to use this verb?? | 'Could kill' has been around for ages with positive connotations as well: I could kill an ice-cold beer. |