A: What do you think? Isn’t visiting an art museum better than watching a movie? B: Well I agree. But the art museum would be even better if it served popcorn too! A: You said it. If only we could buy popcorn, hot dogs and beer here! B: Hot dogs and beer? I don’t know. I think that might be overkill. Note: When you think that an idea has gone too far, you can say that it is overkill. When you say something is overkill, it is more than what is needed. It’s an excess of something beyond what is required or suitable for a given purpose. This was originally applied to nuclear weaponry with a destructive capacity greatly exceeding that required for a given target. |