🔪 An unlawful killing 🔪 To kill unlawfully 😬 To do very badly 🔥 To do extremely well

to murder

11 8.6

To perform extremely well and impress many people

verb
/ˈmɜrdər/

Slang

: arrasar

I get to go backstage and be in arm's length from them while they absolutely murder it on stage.

Oh my gosh, dude, I'm going to murder it.

Examples

He came through and just murdered it.

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Absolutely murdered it, and that fan should check it out.

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We think he'd murder this track.

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The performer completely murdered the song with her stunning vocals.
In the final round, he managed to murder a difficult task that impressed the entire audience.
When they played in the championship, the team murdered their opponents, showcasing their extraordinary skills.

Synonyms

to kill it

vsto murder

Slang

102 8.8

Do very well in something and impress people

is mainly used for public or very difficult performances rather than any task

Antonyms

to fail

898 1.0

Not succeed in doing something you wanted to do

to underperform

20 5.3

To do worse than expected or needed

Idioms

to scream bloody murder

NSFW

9 8.2

Shout very loudly to show pain, anger or strong protest

blue murder

Informal

1 8.5

A very loud, angry shout of complaint or protest

like blue murder

9.9

Acts very quickly and with great force

murder will out

Archaic

9.9

The truth about a crime or wrong will come out eventually

Phrasal Verbs

to commit murder

NSFW

60 5.4

To kill someone illegally

Compounds

murder case

NSFW

97 2.8

A court case about someone being killed and the person tried for it

murder charge

54 4.7

A formal claim in court that someone killed another person

mass murder

NSFW

38 6.7

Killing many people on purpose at the same time or in a short time

murder suspect

28 4.2

A person believed to have killed someone but not proven guilty

murder mystery

17 3.0

A story or film about a murder and finding who did it

murder conviction

10 6.1

A court decision that says someone is guilty of murder

murder indictment

1 8.4

A formal charge that says someone killed another person

murder log

8.0

A written list of details about killings that detectives or writers use

murder mitten

9.9

A glove linked to a murder that may hold evidence

murder simulator

NSFW

9.9

A program like a game that lets people pretend to kill others

race murder

Offensive

9.9

Planned killing of a racial or cultural group to destroy them

How Well

to murder

Slang

11 8.6

to kill it

Slang

102 8.8

to excel

58 3.7

Surface Forms

murder infinitive

murdered past

murdered past participle

murdering present participle

murders third person singular

Etymology

Murder can also be used in slang to mean 'to perform extremely well'. One simple way to remember this new meaning is to compare it to the phrase 'to kill it', meaning you impressed everyone, and both uses come from the old word morthor meaning 'killing'.