* even if you beat me to death
Expression USED On Occasion BY Some People
Used to say you really have no idea. It is like saying "even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't be able to give you an answer."
"Hoe heet het portret in olieverf op paneel geschilderd door Jan van Eyck in 1436?" "Al sla je me dood."
"What is the name of the portrait in oil on panel painted by Jan van Eyck in 1436?" "Even if you beat me to death."
Submitted August 2020 by amarens