kill oneself

English

Verb

kill oneself (third-person singular simple present kills oneself, present participle killing oneself, simple past and past participle killed oneself)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kill,‎ oneself.
    Epstein didn't kill himself.
    You were stupid to try climbing up there. You might have killed yourself.
  2. (informal) To exert oneself to an excessive degree.
    Don't kill yourself raking the leaves now; we're due for a windstorm tonight.

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