would kill one

idiom

used in negative or in question to say that someone should do something
It wouldn't kill him to call me once in a while.
Would it kill you to help me clean up the kitchen?

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“Would kill one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20kill%20one. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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