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kill your heroes en · X

Pronunciation

Etymology

Perhaps influenced by kill your darlings.

Meanings

  1. (informal, often, sarcastic) One should not idolize specific people (particularly celebrities), as this will distort one's perception of those one idolizes.
    • Daevid believes the visa problem that removed him so abruptly from The Soft Machine in late August 1967 probably accelerated an inevitable split. He believes his role in the band was that of catalyst — and, as he notes, you've got to kill your heroes. 2014, Marcus O’Dair, Different Every Time: The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt:
    • Kill your heroes, stop doing it harder. 2019, Will Larson, An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management:
    • My Castor: Remember what Uncle Hemlock says: "Kill your heroes." 2022, Linden A. Lewis, The Second Rebel, page 261:

Synonyms

kill your idols