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Meaning of kill someone dead | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To murder someone and ensure that they are dead.

US, dialectal

Examples

“You don't understand⟳, do you Hassan? It's not the Saudis who own⟳ all this oil of Ghawar. It's the Americans who own⟳ it. And if you try⟳ to take⟳ it away from them, they will kill⟳ you dead like⟳ they killed Saddam Hussein dead.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

kill steal kill stealing kill steals kill stole kill switch kill the fatted calf

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