do away with

British  

verb

1. to kill or destroy

2. to discard or abolish

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do away with Idioms  

1. Make an end of, eliminate. For example, The town fathers have decided to do away with the old lighting system .

2. Demolish, destroy, kill, as in The animal officer did away with the injured deer lying by the side of the road . In the 13th century both usages were simply put as do away , the with being added only in the late 1700s.

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Example Sentences

Musk said during Tesla’s earnings call last month that the company plans to do away with safety drivers in parts of Austin by the end of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The White House warned in a Statement of Administration Policy in January that the Republican-led bill to do away with the national emergency would “create wide-ranging chaos and uncertainty throughout the health care system.”

From Washington Times

The state in recent years has made it easier to acquire firearms and done away with the need for permits to carry concealed handguns.

From Reuters

“So it’s time for that hypocrisy to be exposed and done away with as much as we can,” he said.

From New York Times

The Biden administration and more than 20 states, mostly controlled by Democrats, had urged O’Connor against a sweeping ruling that would do away with the preventive care coverage requirement entirely.

From Seattle Times