Instead of idioms, say kill you

INSTEAD OF We're going to pull the trigger I'll take a stab at [it] Did we jump the gun? I'll bite the bullet That'll kill two birds with one stone What's the deadline? We have to pick our battles Can you shoot me an email? That was overkill I bombed the presentation Let's just roll with the punches We can soften the blow by... I'm going to take a shot in the dark That's not a bad idea Let's not beat a dead horse I was blown away by her presentation I was kicking around an idea He's a straight shooter in meetings SAY THIS I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you I'm going to KILL you

A two-column instructional meme contrasts common English idioms involving violence with the supposedly correct phrase “I'm going to KILL you,” repeated over and over. The joke is that replacing harmless figurative expressions with a literal threat makes everyday speech absurd and aggressively alarming; it is sent as a darkly humorous reaction to someone overcomplicating or softening what they mean. EN: A two-column instructional meme contrasts common English idioms involving violence with the supposedly correct phrase “I'm going to KILL you,” repeated over and over. The joke is that replacing harmless figurative expressions with a literal threat makes everyday speech absurd and aggressively alarming; it is sent as a darkly humorous reaction to someone overcomplicating or softening what they mean.

• @deenya_md / 1474 2023-02-07