kill one's darlings

动词 v.
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动词 v.
  1. To destroy things or characters, particularly in art, of which one is fond, often reluctantly in order to improve one's artistic output. idiomatic
    — Someone asked William Faulkner what the supreme law of art was, and he replied in three words: "Kill your darlings!"

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kills one's darlings present,singular,third-person killing one's darlings participle,present killed one's darlings participle,past killed one's darlings past murder one's darlings alternative

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A piece of advice to prospective authors that they must kill their “darlings”, i.e. suppress overuse of their favorite expressions, tropes, characters, etc. Often attributed to William Faulkner (1897–1962), but already expressed earlier by Arthur Quiller-Couch (murder one's darlings); more recently popularized by Stephen King.
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