http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/KillHimLikeADog/cdqnx/post.htm#186665Mon, 25 May 2009 23:43:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186665Mister Micawber0http://www.englishforums.com/English/KillHimLikeADog/cdqnx/post.htm#186665http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-186665.xmlWith as much compunction and finesse as they'd kill a dog.http://www.englishforums.com/English/KillHimLikeADog/cdqnx/post.htmMon, 25 May 2009 23:43:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:186640Raubt1http://www.englishforums.com/English/KillHimLikeADog/cdqnx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-186640.xmlSo I got to thinking... When someone says "I'm going to hunt him down and kill him like a dog" are they saying they're going to hunt the subject down and kill him like they'd kill a dog, or are they saying they're going to hunt the subject down and kill him in the same way a dog would hunt him down and kill him?