How can I dispose of this bothersome customer?
•Where shall I dispose of this wastepaper?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
dispose of — verb deal with or settle (Freq. 2) He disposed of these cases quickly • Hypernyms: ↑manage, ↑deal, ↑care, ↑handle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * … Useful english dictionary
dispose of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dispose of : present tense I/you/we/they dispose of he/she/it disposes of present participle disposing of past tense disposed of past participle disposed of 1) dispose of something to get rid of something that … English dictionary
dispose — dis|pose [ dı spouz ] verb ** dis pose of phrasal verb transitive 1. ) dispose of something to get rid of something that you no longer need or want: Please dispose of all litter in the containers provided. 2. ) dispose of something to remove… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dispose — dis|pose [dıˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: disposer, from Latin disponere to arrange ] formal to arrange things or put them in their places ▪ Chinese vases are disposed around the gallery.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dispose — verb (T) formal to arrange things or put them in their places dispose of sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of: How did Dahmers dispose of his victims bodies? 2 to deal with something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
finish someone/something off — 1) the hunters finished them off Syn: kill, execute, terminate, exterminate, liquidate, get rid of; informal wipe out, bump off, dispose of; N.Amer.; informal waste 2) financial difficulties finished us off Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
finish someone/something off — 1 the executioners finished them off: KILL, take/end the life of, execute, terminate, exterminate, liquidate, get rid of; informal wipe out, do in, bump off, take out, dispose of, do away with; N. Amer. informal ice, rub out, waste. 2 financial… … Useful english dictionary
ditch — 1. tv. to dispose of someone or something; to abandon someone or something. □ The crooks ditched the car and continued on foot. □ The flyboy ditched the plane in the lake and waded ashore. 2. tv. & in. to skip or evade someone or something. □… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
eighty-six — AND 86 tv. to dispose of someone or something; to nix someone or something. □ Please take this out and 86 it. □ He wants $400? 86 that! We can’t afford it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
off 1 — 1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ She is truly off. □ Tom is so off he can’t stand up. 2. tv. to dispose of someone or something; to kill someone. □ The crooks offed the witness before the trial. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cast out — verb 1. expel from a community or group • Syn: ↑banish, ↑ban, ↑ostracize, ↑ostracise, ↑shun, ↑blackball • Derivationally related forms: ↑blackball ( … Useful english dictionary
