the killer kind
the killer kind
The dangerous type of a thing that is otherwise benign. The phrase can but does not always refer to things that are actually life-threatening. Oh man, this brain freeze is the killer kind—ouch, my head! What are you so scared of? It's not like these bees are the killer kind.
See also: killer, kind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life
- life of Riley
- the walking wounded
- walking wounded
- 57
- Heinz
- Heinz 57
- Heinz 57 (variety)
- Heinz 57 variety
- and the rest