kill for something

would/could kill for (something)

A hyperbolic expression of one's intense desire to have or do something. Man, I could kill for some of my mom's homemade spaghetti right about now. I'm so jealous—I'd kill for a chance to go to Brazil for a month!
See also: could, kill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

kill for something

in. to be willing to go to extremes to get something that one really wants or needs. (An exaggeration.) I could kill for a cold beer.
See also: kill, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • kill for
  • would/could kill for (something)
  • have an appetite for
  • have an appetite for (something)
  • indoor
  • greatest thing since sliced bread
  • greatest thing since sliced bread, the
  • sliced bread
  • the greatest thing since indoor plumbing
  • the greatest thing since sliced bread
References in periodicals archive
'Her handbag and mobile phone is missing but why would anyone kill for something so small?
Child discovers mum murdered after returning home from school
"We haven't conceded on the penalty kill for something like 46 minutes now.
League crown is up for grabs - Stewart