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it kills me

it kills me

Date: Mar 17 2011

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

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Toy Story 3 killed me. That’s one of the best movies ever made.”

- Actor Mark Wahlberg on his love for kids’ movies. (The Tonight Show)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

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causes a strong emotional response

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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In his most recent movie, The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg plays a tough boxing champion. But in real life, he has a sensitive side. He recently said that he loves kids’ movies. He even thinks Toy Story 3 is the best movie ever made!

Mark says that Toy Story killed him. Usually, if something kills you, that’s not a good thing. But you can use the expression “it killed me!” to mean that something moved you, or made you feel a strong emotion.

You can use “it kills me” to talk about pretty much any strong emotion. If watched a really sad movie you can say, “It killed me.” If you heard a hilarious joke you can say, “It killed me.” Or if you want to talk about how much you love Ebaby! you can say “It kills me!”

What movies have you seen lately that have killed you?

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

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“That guy is so hot, it kills me.”

It kills me when my baby smiles.”

“My boyfriend didn’t like The Hangover, but I thought it was hilarious. It killed me!”

Winners

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MissROSY when we find something hilarious or extremely funny...we say "it killed me"
by MissROSY
Zambuka impressed me
by Zambuka
Manu4 To make a big impact in your thoughts or feelings
by Manu4
Veta_JD led me into raptures, made me crazy from feelings, fills my mind amazement
by Veta_JD

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proveapoint

United Kingdom

it kills me to see people pretending to be native speakers and lying to people when they are not.

http://www.englishbaby.com/forum/AskEnglish/thread/444469

i know this seems mean, but its meaner that he lies to make friends who just want to learn english from a native.

04:59 PM Apr 18 2011 |

149613

149613

Azerbaijan

When I see a lot of books It kills me.

05:18 PM Mar 25 2011 |

aminian

aminian

Australia

" It kills me" is a very simple and nice slang, I would like to use it frequently

02:27 AM Mar 20 2011 |

trailo_hathanh

Viet Nam

yeah, Ebaby killed me. Laughing

08:28 AM Mar 18 2011 |

Mary**

Mary**

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Nice:) It killed me

04:35 PM Mar 17 2011 |

*sarah*

*sarah*

United Arab Emirates

The end of movie was nice.It killed me !

03:50 PM Mar 17 2011 |

mancunien18

Mali

you kill me

03:22 PM Mar 17 2011 |

eme soul

eme soul

United Arab Emirates

It kills me when i see his honest eyes .

10:40 AM Mar 17 2011 |

VadimATP

VadimATP

Ukraine

His new huge toy gun killed me! :-)

10:23 AM Mar 17 2011 |

dpogit91

dpogit91

Viet Nam

lovely slang:) "He's so hot, it kills me", haha. 

Ex: "I'm meeting a lot of deadlines of homework, assignments and presentations. Oh my godness, it's really killed me" 

So could we use the present perfect tense as above example? Help me please, guys.

10:21 AM Mar 17 2011 |

coolest ^_*

United Arab Emirates

Ebaby kills me ^^ !!

10:17 AM Mar 17 2011 |

sofree

sofree

China

Inception

03:24 AM Mar 17 2011 |

emma.ntran

emma.ntran

Viet Nam

Everytime we are together,it killed me!

03:16 AM Mar 17 2011 |

julywidiawati

Indonesia

The last movie that I saw in the big screen and killed me was Salt. 

02:22 AM Mar 17 2011 |

wickywang

wickywang

China

It killed me when i saw the movice of Tang Shan Earthquake

02:16 AM Mar 17 2011 |

caseyzeng

China

It kills me when my nephew smiles

01:55 AM Mar 17 2011 |

caseyzeng

China

It kills me when my nephew smiles

01:55 AM Mar 17 2011 |

argaw

Canada

I love it

12:47 AM Mar 17 2011 |

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