would it kill someone

phrase

Indicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.

“Would it kill you to pay more attention in lectures?”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. rhetoricIndicates the speaker is annoyed that someone is not doing something they should do.

    Would it kill you to pay more attention in lectures?

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APA

would it kill someone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20kill%20someone

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“would it kill someone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20kill%20someone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “would it kill someone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/would%20it%20kill%20someone.

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