nuke the fridge

Meanings:

1.
United Statesinternationalinformalcolloquialslang
- To include an implausible, sensational, or over-the-top plot element in a work of fiction that causes the audience to lose suspension of disbelief and often signals a decline in the quality or credibility of a franchise.
2.
internationalinformalfigurative
- To take an action that so severely damages the credibility, reputation, or integrity of a person, project, or institution that recovery becomes unlikely.

EN: I don't know if you're familiar with this, but the idea, the nuke the fridge thing, actually came out of an early draft of the first movie.
ES: No sé si saben esto, pero la idea del explosivo nuclear y el refrigerador surgieron de hecho del boceto de la primera película.
ID: Aku tidak tahu apakah kalian cukup familiar dengan ini, tapi idenya adalah, nuklir itu, sebenarnya berasal dari draf pertama.

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