to kill somebody with kindness
[kill] {one's} {sth} with kindnessto kill somebody with kindness
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to make someone feel extreme discomfort by helping them, being really generous, or by treating them too kindly, particularly someone who did one wrong
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Approving
Idiom
Informal
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She decided to kill her grouchy neighbor with kindness, offering freshly baked cookies and help with gardening to mend their strained relationship.
In a heated board meeting, John tried to kill the tension with kindness by complimenting his colleagues' ideas and offering to compromise on certain issues.
