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Discover LudwigThe phrase "about to kill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone is on the verge of committing an act of killing or causing death, often in a dramatic or figurative context.
Example: "He was so enraged that he felt like he was about to kill the man who had insulted him."
Alternatives: "on the verge of killing" or "ready to kill".
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I was about to kill myself.
WILL SMITH I'm about to kill myself.
If somebody at dinner is about to kill you, you don't worry about his table manners.
The two men are about to kill some punks who owe drug money to their boss.
The Iraqi soldiers they are about to kill can often be seen through binoculars.
And to give the impression that Don might be about to kill himself.
Apple could be about to kill of the iPod Shuffle, the second classic iPod to be discontinued in a year.
Tom Ellis was the last new person he'd meet, in other words, who wasn't about to kill him.
We are – apparently – meant to think it's funny that the wave is about to kill these beachgoers.
Just as the tension in the room is building and it appears they are about to kill each other, they figure it out and make music.
When Les Dennis burgled Gail's house, you just knew he wasn't about to kill her in cold blood while doing his Mavis impression.
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