would kill for

idiom

: to want very much
I'd kill for hair like hers!

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All of which puts Spritely in an odd but increasingly common position: A terrible event in her life has given her the kind of attention many artists would kill for. Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The reviews were fine enough, and One Hot Minute still sold over two million copies—the kind of figures most bands would kill for, though something of a commercial backslide after the radio/MTV dominance of Blood Sugar. Ryan Reed, SPIN, 11 Sep. 2024 As a teenager, Haley Joel Osment already had a career that other actors would kill for. Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024 The traditional specialized market would kill for results like that. Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for would kill for 

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“Would kill for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20kill%20for. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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