Meaning of fit to kill | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Extremely; lavishly.
2. In a manner full of anger or malevolence.

Examples

“Well, during the strike⟳ Clarence Drum comes pee-rading up to our table, all dolled up fit to kill⟳ in his nice lil cap'n's uniform, and somebody says to him, 'Busting the strike⟳, Clarence?'”

“And, here, on the sidewalk outside was a gang of white boys come⟳ to heckle, a rag-tail rabble, slack-jawed, black-jacketed, grinning fit to kill⟳, and some of them, God save⟳ the mark⟳, were waving the proud and honored flag of the Southern States in the last⟳ war fought by gentlemen.”

“He began to chuckle and, moments later, both of them were laughing fit to kill⟳.”

“There are unbelievable sights. People watch⟳, on television, as ordinary citizens speak⟳ up to question⟳ ministers and Party bigwigs, while in Moscow, big brother is now frowning fit to kill⟳.”

“Then this Flannagan, when he knows that he can't get⟳ what he wants off Hamish neither, he walks off, yelling fit to kill⟳, and gets in beside the girl and drives off, straight down Main Street all the way,”

“He stormed down the path, practically kicking the front gate off its hinges only to see⟳ his bus coming, started running desperately and almost got to the stop⟳, desperate fingers outstretched, but the doors slammed shut⟳ in his face⟳ and the bloody thing drove off leaving him holding onto a lamppost to support⟳ himself, gasping, desperate for breath and fit to be tied, the poor bugger watched the bus disappear⟳ down the road through a red mist, seething fit to kill⟳.”

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