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sitting on the monster's chest

English translation: has killed the monster

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English term or phrase:	sitting on the monster's chest
English translation:	has killed the monster
Entered by:	Sheila Wilson

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English term or phrase: sitting on the monster's chest

-The deadly ardvaaark* has somehow, shall we say, reanimated itself. Commander Gallahad* is taking charge of this most disturbing situation right now.

High fantasy setting. A character (meant to sound british) comments with the other party members:

-So is Gallahad sittin' on the monster's chest as we speak?

Would it be ok to translate simply along the lines of "he is dealing with it now" or there might an idiomatic layer I am missing?

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*Made up names for the purpose of this kudoz. Don't relay on them.

grigua

has killed the monster

Explanation:
You're right about the "dealing with", but it's all in the past.

When a big-game animal (eg elephant or tiger) was killed (I hope I'm safe in using a past tense here), the big brave hunter used to sit on its chest with his gun for a photo.

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Sheila Wilson
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Local time: 02:10

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has killed the monster

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has killed the monster

Sheila Wilson
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Local time: 02:10
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Apr 23, 2010 - Changes made by Sheila Wilson:
Edited KOG entry	's old entry - "sitting on the monster's chest" => "has killed the monster"

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