Decades ago, I had a guitarist friend who was mad about getting the best of things - so when he asked me what the best meter was, I said "Fluke". This was in the days when I didn't know much about any other top range meters - but I knew Fluke had a reputation that matched my friend's expectations.
He went out and splashed a few hundred dollars and bought himself one. (Sorry, I can't remember the model.)
He contacted me a few days later saying his meter wasn't working. I popped over and asked him to show me what was wrong. He proceeded to tell me he wanted to "check the mains current" in his house. I saw him set up the meter for a current measurement and then aim the probes at the live and neutral of a power point.
We had a little conversation about that.
I believe a new fuse was fitted and the meter was fine. So it didn't get killed ... sorry.