- do away with something
- do away with somethingto get rid of something. •
This chemical will do away with the stain in your sink.
•The time has come to do away with that old building.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
do away with something
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do away with something — do away with (something) 1. to remove or destroy something. New treatments for your teeth should do away with the dentist s drill – no more cavities, no more pain! 2. to kill an animal. The hunter did away with the injured rabbit … New idioms dictionary
walk away with something — walk away with (something) to win or get something easily. The German soccer team is favored to walk away with the championship. She got a minor injury and walked off with a million dollar insurance settlement … New idioms dictionary
get away with something — get away with (something) to avoid blame, punishment, or criticism for doing something bad. She cheated on the test and thought she could get away with it … New idioms dictionary
come away with something — ˌcome aˈway with sth derived no passive to leave a place with a particular feeling or impression • We came away with the impression that all was not well with their marriage. Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
do away with something — ˌdo aˈway with sth derived (informal) to stop doing or having sth; to make sth end Syn: ↑abolish • He thinks it s time we did away with the monarchy. Main entry: ↑do … Useful english dictionary
walk away with something — ˌwalk aˈway with sth derived (informal) to win or obtain sth easily • She walked away with the gold medal. Main entry: ↑walkderived … Useful english dictionary
away with — To run away with ● make * * * I said as an exhortation to overcome or be rid of something; let us be rid of away with poverty! II away (or off or out, etc.) with used in exhortations to take or send someone or something away, in, out, etc off… … Useful english dictionary
get away with something — … Useful english dictionary
run away with something — … Useful english dictionary
run away with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run away with : present tense I/you/we/they run away with he/she/it runs away with present participle running away with past tense ran away with past participle run away with 1) run away with someone to… … English dictionary
get away with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get away with : present tense I/you/we/they get away with he/she/it gets away with present participle getting away with past tense got away with past participle got away with 1) get away with something to… … English dictionary
