关于Killing的意思和用法的提问

A: @Uzuge

“When compared with all other killings“

It’s a way of saying that you are comparing a thing to other things of its type.

“As bread goes, it’s delicious, but it’s not the best I’ve ever had“

A: doing a lot of work

A: “make a killing” means “make a lot of money”

A: "Killing in the name of" would mean killing someone for someone else.

Like killing something/someone to honour someone else's request/wish/belief.

For example, many people killed Jews in the name of The Nazis. (sensitive example I know but I couldn't think of another one)

A: It means to make a fortune in whatever aspect that is worth killing someone over.

A: @tabeh0udai@pongee thank you so much 😊

A: The ice cream man knew he’d make a killing in today’s heat

My cousin made a killing trading Bitcoin last year

A: I live in a small town where no one drives for Uber so I'm making a killing being the first one.

A: Make a killing is an idiom showing great success especially in money making. Here's an example.
He makes a killing because of his job.

A: Only the first one is grammatically correct.

A: They mean the same thing. You could put “law of the jungle” in quotations as well.

A: Hi 👋 @H-oon

This is very natural:

‘The hunting and killing by predators is what is known as the ‘law of the jungle’.

A: The sentence with "making a killing" sounds more confident while the making a packet is odd. Is it an idiom?

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A: × I have heard of his killing himself.
✓ I have heard of his suicide

depending on context, you could also say " I have heard about his suicide"

A: a killing verse is slang for a popular/impressive line in a song. it usually refers to a trending part of a song.

i see kpop fans use this slang most often

A: You can't tell from just these words as it could be either. You need the full context. We would probably not make things ambiguous by using words such as death to make it clearer
For example "His killing of George sent shockwaves through the town". "His killing by John was felt by everyone who knew Bill". The same is true for the second sentence.

A: here are my thoughts; the place they are in is wanting more of each other. and whats killing them (not litterally but emotionally) is how they cant seem to get what they desire.
i could be wrong, song lyrics can have different meanings, and different people interpret them differently

A: @deris79: It's pretty natural, but this would be a little better "This shocking killing has been proven to be another example of the extreme brutality of the north Korean regime, under the control of Kim kong-un. "