- do away with someone
- do away with (someone)
to remove someone from a position or job.
Blake was disliked by everyone in the office, and Morse did away with him by firing him.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
do away with someone
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away with you — away you go! or away with you An expression of disbelief or scepticism • • • Main Entry: ↑away * * * away with you british spoken phrase used for telling someone to go away or to stop worrying about you ‘Away with you!’ shouted Rory. ‘I don’t… … 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
away with the fairies — Someone who is away with the fairies is in such a dreamy state that they are not totally in touch with reality and give the impression of being slightly mad. It s no use trying to explain the problem to her she s away with the fairies! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
away with the fairies — If someone is away with the fairies, they don t face reality and have unrealistic expectations of life … The small dictionary of idiomes
away with you — British spoken used for telling someone to go away or to stop worrying about you Away with you! shouted Rory. I don t need your advice! … 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
do away with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms do away with : present tense I/you/we/they do away with he/she/it does away with present participle doing away with past tense did away with past participle done away with 1) do away with something to get rid… … English dictionary
do away with — verb terminate, end, or take out (Freq. 1) Let s eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics Socialism extinguished these archaic customs eliminate my debts • Syn: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of … Useful english dictionary
do away with — (someone) to remove someone from a position or job. Blake was disliked by everyone in the office, and Morse did away with him by firing him … New idioms dictionary
break away from someone — break away (from (someone/something)) 1. to escape. George s excited horse broke away and ran off into the field. 2. to separate from the control of someone or something. Scotland isn t going to suddenly break away from the rest of Great Britain … New idioms dictionary
