kill it with fire
English
editEtymology
editPresumably a reference to the trope of using fire to kill a monster in horror, science fiction, and fantasy, with a notable example being the 1982 film The Thing.
Interjection
edit- (Internet slang) Used to express fear, disgust, or strong objection in reaction to something.
- 2013 July, Joris Peels, “AMF is no longer only for bowling”, in TCT Magazine, page 15:
- But we need to give STL [file format] a headshot. We should kill it. Kill it with fire. Whatever switching costs you may have they will pay for themselves in money saved in storage.
- 2020 January 16, Patrick Ullmer, “The Stack-Up: 'The Hunter'”, in The Spectrum, North Dakota State University, page 7:
- For me, the victor is the film adaption, which is a masterpiece of one man's conversion. As for the book? Kill it with fire.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:kill it with fire.