I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you
I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you
humorous If I told you this extremely confidential or sensitive piece of information, I'd have to kill you to ensure that you don't share it with anyone else. Sure, I know who really stole the test answers, and I could tell you—but then I’d have to kill you. A: "I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you." B: "Well then, I guess I'll never know the big secret, huh?"
See also: but, could, have, kill, tell
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you
and ICTYBTIHTKY sent. & comp. abb. a phrase said in answer to a question that one does not want to answer. Don’t ask. ICTYBTIHTKY.
See also: but, could, have, kill, tell
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you
- ICTYBTIHTKY
- mell
- mell of a hess
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it
- (Don't ask me,) I just work here.
- (Don't ask me,) I only work here.
- Carborundum
- illegitimi non carborundum
- non illegitimi carborundum