хоть убей

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “even if you kill me”, or more loosely translated as “you might as well kill me”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xotʲ ʊˈbʲej]

Idiom

хоть убе́й • (xotʹ ubéj)

  1. for the life of me
    Хоть убе́й, не по́мню.
    Xotʹ ubéj, ne pómnju.
    For the life of me I can't remember.
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