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Idioms: do in


1.  Tire out, exhaust, as in Running errands all day did me in. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see done in.
2.  Kill, as in Mystery writers are always thinking of new ways to do their characters in. [Slang; early 1900s] Also see def. 4.
3.  Ruin utterly; also cheat or swindle. For example, The five-alarm fire did in the whole block, or His so-called friend really did him in. [First half of 1900s]
4.  do oneself in. Commit suicide, as in She was always threatening to do herself in. [Slang; first half of 1900s]


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Definition: destroy; exhaust
Antonyms: bear, create, invent


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: get rid of; kill
  Synonyms: liquidate, waste, knock off


 
 

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