kill me

kill me

An expression showing one's disdain for whatever one is faced with by humorously stating that one would prefer death. They want me to work this weekend—ugh, kill me now!
See also: kill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give head
  • give somebody their head
  • give someone their head
  • cooking for one
  • (one) could use (something)
  • 1FTR
References in classic literature
When I have done this I will come back here, and you shall kill me."
Arabian Nights
I was their sacrificing priest; if you kill me, I shall die without having done anything to deserve it, and shall have got no thanks for all the good that I did."
"Here I am, my dear sir," said he, "stay your hand therefore, and tell your father, or he will kill me in his rage against the suitors for having wasted his substance and been so foolishly disrespectful to yourself."
Odyssey
This morning I hid in my cave till the others were gone upon the hunt, for I knew that they would know at once that I had become a Kro-lu and would kill me. They will kill me if they find me in the coslupak; so will the Kro-lu if they come upon me before I have won my Kro-lu weapons and jerkin.
"Why," he asked, "if you could do that, did you not kill me long before?"
The People That Time Forgot
"But why--but why should any wish to kill me?" said Mowgli.
Your right is to kill me here on the Council Rock, now.
Jungle Book