kill it
Nail the performance
Kill it means to perform exceptionally well or succeed impressively: She killed it at the audition, You're going to kill it tomorrow.
The phrase plays on the idea of decisive, powerful action—finishing something off completely.
Common in casual encouragement and praise, especially for performances, presentations, or competitions.
- excelSurpass all others
- succeedAchieve a desired aim
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
- dominateControl through superior strength
- take no prisonersPursue victory without mercy
conquer · run the table · ace · triumph · go off · bring the house down · flex · knock dead · rock · hit different · achieve · master · win · go hard · lit · show out · outperform · annihilate
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- Slang Successslay, nailed, knock out, slam dunk, home run
- restaurant lingoeighty-six, in the weeds, on the fly, all day, heard
- success idiomshit the jackpot, strike gold, rags to riches, come out on top, hit a home run
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- finishfinish, complete, conclude, end, finalize
effort and engagement
kill itphone it in
Perform with minimal effort
mail it in · go through the motions · coast · slack off · dog it
impression/impact
kill itbomb
Explosive device or disaster
flunk · peter out · fizzle out · go over like a lead balloon