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bump off

British  

verb

  1. slang (tr, adverb) to murder; kill

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bump off Idioms  

  1. Kill, murder, as in The convict bragged about bumping off his partner, or The first fighter plane bumped off three enemy aircraft. This term was at first principally criminal slang and somewhat later military jargon. [Slang; c. 1900]

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Carr clearly got a taste for murder as the show progressed, bumping off Paloma Faith in plain sight and handing Lucy Beaumont her death warrant.

From BBC

She was unimpressed to be bumped off by Carr, who is her friend - or so she thought.

From BBC

Pedraza waited three hours in Ticketmaster’s virtual line, almost missing school and her chance to secure seats as she kept getting bumped off the site.

From Los Angeles Times

Biathlon retroactively changed the criteria for being pre-qualified for the World Cup team — and Reid was bumped off.

From Seattle Times

Shortly afterwards came confirmation - I had been bumped off the list.

From BBC

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