do away with somebody/something
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++do away with somebody/something → do away with somebody/something at do2(PHRASAL VERB)
do away with somebody/something
do away with somebody/something phrasal verb (see also do)
1. to get rid of something or stop using it:
People thought that the use of robots would do away with boring low-paid factory jobs.
2. informal to kill someone
do away with somebody/something phrasal verb (see also do)
1. to get rid of something or stop using it:
2. informal to kill someone