Idioms

a license to kill

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a license to kill

The authority or permission to kill people. Popularized by the spy franchise James Bond. The secret agent was granted a license to kill by the CIA. The yahoos in this would-be militia act as though they have a license to kill. You expect me to believe that that doofus is a spy with a license to kill? Please.
See also: kill, license, to
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