collect like infinity stones

verb

To collect at a suspiciously fast pace, as if having some hidden motive.

Meanings

verbcollect like infinity stones (third-person singular simple present collects like infinity stones, present participle collecting like infinity stones, simple past and past participle collected like infinity stones)

present singular third person collects like infinity stones · participle present collecting like infinity stones · participle past collected like infinity stones · past collected like infinity stones

  1. simileTo collect at a suspiciously fast pace, as if having some hidden motive.

    angel anne canino collecting international individual awards every year like infinity stones #AVCNationsCup

    2025 June 14, chan (@fortaftowers), X

Origin

From the movie Avengers: Infinity War, where the character Thanos collects the Infinity Stones with the goal of wiping out half of all life in the universe.

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