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I don't care what Big Dictionary has to say about it, "literally" does NOT mean "figuratively."
If "literally" means "figuratively," then we literally have no word for "literally."
we do though. it's "literally". just because a word is used in a figurative sense it doesn't lose its literal meaning. and literally in itself is not some magical word that is immune from figurative use. it's just another word.
I think they're more taking issue with that some dictionaries have seen the figurative use of the word and added figurative as a definition for the word.
you mean doing their job
"Sorry I'm late, Traffic was murder".
"Someone tried to kill you in traffic?!"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murder
Data, is that you? How do you not understand what murder means in that context? If you do something and someone says "you killed it!" do you turn yourself in to the police or do you plan escaping to another country?