"хоть убей" meaning in Russian

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Phrase

IPA: [xotʲ ʊˈbʲej] Forms: хоть убе́й [canonical], xotʹ ubéj [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “even if you kill me”, or more loosely translated as “you might as well kill me”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|even if you kill me}} “even if you kill me”, {{m-g|you might as well kill me}} “you might as well kill me”, {{lit|even if you kill me|you might as well kill me}} Literally, “even if you kill me”, or more loosely translated as “you might as well kill me” Head templates: {{head|ru|idiom||head=хоть убе́й}} хоть убе́й • (xotʹ ubéj)
  1. for the life of me Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-хоть_убей-ru-phrase-jTfMVGxl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "you might as well kill me"
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      "expansion": "“you might as well kill me”",
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      "form": "xotʹ ubéj",
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      "expansion": "хоть убе́й • (xotʹ ubéj)",
      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        },
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          "english": "For the life of me I can't remember.",
          "roman": "Xotʹ ubéj, ne pómnju.",
          "text": "Хоть убе́й, не по́мню.",
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      "ipa": "[xotʲ ʊˈbʲej]"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "you might as well kill me"
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      "expansion": "“you might as well kill me”",
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        "1": "even if you kill me",
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  "lang_code": "ru",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Russian terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "For the life of me I can't remember.",
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          "text": "Хоть убе́й, не по́мню.",
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        }
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