could murder sth

UK informal

Definition

› If you say you could murder a type of food or drink, it means you would like very much to have it now: I could murder a cup of tea!Wanting thingsHoping and hopefulness

(Definition of could murder sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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could modal verb (PERMISSION)
could modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
could modal verb (REQUEST)
could modal verb (SHOULD)
could modal verb (SUGGESTION)
could murder sth idiom
could verb (CAN)
could've
couldn't
couldn't agree more/less idiom
couldn't agree/disagree more idiom

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Synonyms and related words:

ache for sth phrasal verb
acquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
ambitious adjective
angle for sth phrasal verb
aspirant noun
desirous adjective
dream about/of sth phrasal verb
fall over yourself idiom
give your eyeteeth for sth idiom
give your right arm idiom
impulse noun (WISH)
incline verb (FEEL)
need verb (MUST HAVE)
pant for/after sb/sth phrasal verb
pine for sth/sb phrasal verb
queue verb
reach for the stars idiom
taker noun (ACCEPT)
yearn verb
your heart's desire idiom

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