How would you interpret the phrase ‘the giant killer’ How would you interpret the phrase ‘the giant killer’ in the fifth passage? I would think it means some kind of cocktail. What do you think? Thank you. The excerpt is taken from the short story ‘The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber’ written by Ernest Hemingway.The excerpt: Margot looked at them both and they both saw that she was going to cry. Wilson had seen it coming for a long time and he dreaded it. Macomber was past dreading it. “I wish it hadn’t happened. Oh, I wish it hadn’t happened,” she said and started for her tent. She made no noise of crying but they could see that her shoulders were shaking under the rose-colored, sun-proofed shirt she wore. “Women upset,” said Wilson to the tall man. “Amounts to nothing. Strain on the nerves and one thing’n another.” “No,” said Macomber. “I suppose that I rate that for the rest of my life now.” “Nonsense. Let’s have a spot of the giant killer,” said Wilson. “Forget the whole thing. Nothing to it anyway.” “We might try,” said Macomber. “I won’t forget what you did for me though.” “Nothing,” said Wilson. “All nonsense.”