do away with
verb(intr, adverb + preposition)
to kill or destroy
to discard or abolish
Words Nearby do away with
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Other Idioms and Phrases with do away with
do away with
Make an end of, eliminate. For example, The town fathers have decided to do away with the old lighting system.
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