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.