- bump someone off
- bump someone off† and knock someone off†Sl. to kill someone. •
They tried to bump her off, but she was too clever and got away.
•The crooks threatened to bump off the witness to the crime.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bump someone off
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bump — /bʌmp / (say bump) verb (t) 1. to come more or less heavily in contact with; strike; collide with. 2. to cause to strike or collide: to bump one s head against the wall. 3. a. to dismiss, as an employee or a member of a team. b. to reject… …
bump — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to hit or knock against something (+ against/into etc): It was so dark I bumped into a tree | bump sth on/against etc: I bumped my head on the ledge. 2 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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