kill the messenger en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of shoot the messenger.
alt of shoot the messenger
To disbelieve the message and seek to kill the messenger will not destroy the message.
1893 December 12, Rev. B. Minard, “Sunday in the Churches”, in Lewiston Evening Journal, Maine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| killing the messenger | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kills the messenger | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| killed the messenger | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| killed the messenger | Tense=Past | lexicographic |