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

Such systems, which do away with the need for a rudder, are already used on smaller CalMac ferries, making them highly manoeuvrable.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“None of our friends and family ever walk through our front door,” said James, so they decided to do away with the formality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Concerns have been brewing among investors that AI could do away with the need for workers across sectors, from insurance to wealth management to real estate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Shortly after writing “love you,” Guthrie decided to do away with the whiteboard completely and began to talk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

And I soon realized that he himself suspected that the system could probably just do away with you if it wanted to.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover