kill off

Meaning

1. 1

   kill sb / sth off

   to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die

   Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.

2. 2

   kill sb / sth off

   to stop or get rid of sth

   He has effectively killed off any political opposition.

In the movies · 18

• kill off certain people.Circle2015
• First these big companies try to kill off all the insectsJurassic World Dominion2022
• In my universe the cattle were killed offEverything Everywhere All at Once2022
• they could kill off two million people.Silkwood1983
• Hunt them down and kill them off one by oneUnderworld2003
• Usually brought back only to be killed off in some cheap bid for nostalgia.Scream VI2023
• She killed herself, jumped off a bridge.Up in the Air2009
• -Are you trying to kill me off? -I know you know.Hillbilly Elegy2020

From the same entry

• kill the goose that lays the golden egg
• kill or cure
• kill time
• kill two birds with one stone
• kill with kindness
• kill yourself laughing
• curiosity killed the cat
• dressed to kill
• if looks could kill
• have time on your hands