词汇 | death on something |
释义 | Idiom death on something Theme: SKILL accurate or deadly at doing something requiring skill or great effort.John is death on curve balls. He's our best pitcher.The boxing champ is really death on those fast punches. Slang death on something Theme: DESTRUCTION n. causing the death or destruction of something.This kind of road is just death on tires.This candy is death on my teeth. Theme: SPEED n. moving very fast or skillfully on something, such as wheels.He is way fast—just death on wheels.Pete is death on skis. You ought to see him go. death on (someone or something)1. Hazardous to someone or something. Filing is just death on my hands in the winter—I get so many paper cuts! 2. Very strict about something. The CEO is death on absenteeism, so I wouldn't take another sick day if I were you. 3. Adept at something that requires skill. That golfer is death on putting, so I'm confident he'll only need one more stroke. death on something n. moving very fast or skillfully on something, such as wheels. He is way fast—just death on wheels. |
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