English Dictionary

do away with

動詞

慣用表現 くだけた表現 他動詞 婉語

(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate. / (transitive, idiomatic, informal, euphemistic) To have someone killed.

日本語の意味

廃止する / 終わらせる、取り除く / （婉曲的に）殺害する

Many activists want to do away with the outdated law that restricts voting rights.

多くの活動家は、投票権を制限する時代遅れの法律を廃止したいと考えています。

意味（1）

(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.

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.

意味（2）

(transitive, idiomatic, informal, euphemistic) To have someone killed.

does away with （ present singular third-person ）

doing away with （ participle present ）

did away with （ past ）

done away with （ participle past ）