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to murdelize the task

to murdelize the task

9.9
To finish a task completely while using too much effort
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
translation icon : hacer la tarea a fondo
  • They warned him not to murdelize the task and burn himself out.

Examples

  • He stayed late at the office to murdelize the task before his vacation.

  • Determined to impress the boss, she murdelized the task in record time.

  • Don't murdelize the task without a plan!

  • She murdelized the task last week, and it turned out great.

  • She decided to murdelize the task by adding extra details and ensuring everything was perfect.

  • To get a better grade, he murdelized the task, going above and beyond what was required.

  • During the meeting, she murdelized the task, impressing everyone with her thoroughness and attention to detail.

Synonyms

to get it done
vsto murdelize the task
134 2.8

To finish a task you need to do

stresses completing with heavy thoroughness that can be overwhelming
to get the job done
vsto murdelize the task
94 2.4

To finish a task well and quickly

is more about doing every detail thoroughly, sometimes excessively
to overdo
vsto murdelize the task
58 3.6

Do something too much, more than needed

is completing a task thoroughly and often in an overwhelming way
to give full measure
vsto murdelize the task
5.4

Try as hard as possible to do something well

is focused on thoroughness but often pushes into excessive effort

How Thorough

to murdelize the task
  • Slang
9.9
to nail
  • Informal
113 4.0
to accomplish
942 2.6
to finish
∞ 1.0
to do
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

murdelize the task infinitive
murdelized the task past
murdelized the task past participle
murdelizing the task present participle
murdelizes the task third person singular

Morphology

murdelize + the + task

The crucial constituent 'murdelize' is not a recognized English word, so a B1 learner who only knows 'the' and 'task' cannot reliably infer its meaning; the root is ambiguous and could evoke different verbs (e.g., murder, muddle) while the suffix -ize only gives a vague verbalizing cue. Although 'task' is transparent, the nonce/unknown verb makes the overall expression unpredictable without prior exposure, so learners will not be able to derive the intended sense.

Etymology

Murdelize the task probably comes from using murder in a strong, figurative way to mean 'kill' and adding the verb ending -ize. Picture someone 'killing' a job so there is nothing left to do; that's why it means to finish a task very thoroughly, often by doing too much.