do+away+with

  • 51run away with — phrasal 1. to take away in haste or secretly; especially steal 2. to outshine the others in (as a theatrical performance) 3. to carry or drive beyond prudent or reasonable limits < your imagination ran away with you > …

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  • 52make away with — take, carry away The cat made away with the fish that was sitting on top of the kitchen counter …

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  • 53do away with — [v] get rid of; destroy abolish, bump off*, cancel, discard, discontinue, do in*, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, put an end to, put to death, remove, slaughter, slay, take away, wipe out*; concepts 180,252 Ant. build,&#8230; …

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  • 54do away with — phr verb Do away with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑system …

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  • 55Run away with — 1. elope with; 2. win easily: They ran away with the election …

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  • 56run away with — Australian Slang 1. elope with; 2. win easily: They ran away with the election …

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  • 57make away with — ► make away with 1) another way of saying make off with. 2) kill furtively and illicitly. Main Entry: ↑make …

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  • 58walk away with — ► walk off with (or away with) informal 1) steal. 2) win. Main Entry: ↑walk …

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  • 59do away with — verb To destroy, eliminate, or make an end of. For no nearness in space, no closeness of relations, no daily intimacy, can do away with the inexorable laws which give the adept his seclusion …

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  • 60do away with — index delete, destroy (efface), dispatch (put to death), dispel, dispense, eliminate (eradicate …

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