quotKilling Itquot Idiom Meaning Origin amp History Superduper English Idioms

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0:00 - How to Say, “Killing it.” • 0:16 - Examples of “Killing it.” • 0:51 - Meaning of “Killing it.” • 1:24 - Origin of “Killing it.” • 3:53 - More Examples of “Killing it.” • 4:37 - Conclusion • “Killing it.” • You’ve probably come across someone “killing it”, or doing extremely well, smoothly succeeding at something. • “You’re killing it! How did you get so good at this game?” you might ask your friend. • Maybe you ask your partner how her new sales job is going, “It’s going so well - I’m killing it every day!” • “I knew you’d improve rapidly, you’re killing it now!” your coach might say after only a few months of practice. • As you can see, if you’re “killing it,” you’re doing wonderfully well, simply superb, gloriously great, authentically awesome. • The idiom, “killing it,” means you’re succeeding at something; but it is very slang and should be used sparingly in academic, business or other formal settings! • The exact origins of “killing it” will probably remain a mystery - just as the language used by young folk is always a mystery to adults - but it seems that… • … “killing it” is not necessarily a recent idiom, as “to kill” has meant “to a great degree” since at least the early 1800s. • Indeed, you will hear the under-39 crowd say, “killing it”, as often as you hear the over-39 crowd say, “make a killing”, which means to make a large profit in business. • If you tell someone an extremely funny joke or story, they may say, “You’re killing me!” • “You’re killing it,” would be used in the present to say that someone is doing something extremely well, and “You killed it,” would be said once the thing is over… • … but be aware that “killed it” could also mean that you did a bad job, you ruined it, destroyed it, wrecked it, screwed it up. • The most important thing to remember about anything is that the first step toward being able to “kill it” is that you first need to try! • Surely, there are many people out there who are “naturals” at something and can “kill it” on the first go, but most of us require a lot of practice to do anything well. • “Practice makes perfect,” goes the old proverb and this is true whether you are learning calculus, playing the piano, learning a language or trying to be a better person. • “Dude, you’re killing it! I didn’t know you had dank skateboarding skills,” one brand-chasing teenager might say to another. • Perhaps you ask your friend how her new shop is doing, “Sales are through the roof - I’m killing it and I couldn’t be happier!” • “Their rendition of ‘A Town with an Ocean View’ is stunning, they’re killing it,” you might whisper to your friend while attending a concert. • Accordingly, the next time you or someone else is doing something wonderfully well, know that you’re “killing it”. • #superduperenglishidioms #englishidioms #idioms #proverbs

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