killing pace, a

An extremely fast or hectic rate. Originally referring to the breakneck speed of a horse or human being, leading to exhaustion, this expression was by the mid-nineteenth century being transferred to any human endeavor. “You can’t keep up the pace . . . it will kill you,” wrote Thackeray (Pendennis, 1850).

词组	killing pace, a
释义	killing pace, a killing pace, a An extremely fast or hectic rate. Originally referring to the breakneck speed of a horse or human being, leading to exhaustion, this expression was by the mid-nineteenth century being transferred to any human endeavor. “You can’t keep up the pace . . . it will kill you,” wrote Thackeray (Pendennis, 1850). See also: killing The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: breakneck flack out come on come upon that's wassup wassup poker face poker face, a go to go to (someone or something)
随便看	in plain language in plain view in play in pocket in point in point of in point of fact in pole position in poor taste in pop in possession in potentia in power in practice in prayers in preference to somebody/something in preference to (someone or something) in press in prime in principle in print in private in process of time in profile in progress