do in

• Verbe à particule signifiant tuer quelqu'un, épuiser fortement quelqu'un, ou abîmer quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate killing someone, causing someone to be very tired, or ruining something.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Kill or murderinformal

   To kill someone, often in a violent or deliberate manner.

   Tuer, assassiner

   • The villain threatened to do him in if he didn't cooperate.
   • In the movie, the detective was done in by the mob.
   • They planned to do in the witness before the trial.

   Synonymesassassinatebump offexecutekillliquidatemurderrub outslayterminatewaste

2. Exhaust or tire outinformal

   To cause someone to become extremely tired or exhausted.

   Épuiser

   • The long hike really did me in.
   • All that studying for the exam did her in.
   • The heat and humidity did in the runners during the marathon.

   Synonymesdrainexhaustfatigueknock outovertiretaxtire outwear outwearywhack

   Antonymesenergizeinvigoraterefreshrejuvenaterevive

3. Ruin or destroyinformal

   To cause something to fail or be ruined.

   ruiner, détruire

   • The scandal did in his political career.
   • The bad weather did in our plans for a picnic.
   • The economic crisis did in many small businesses.

   Synonymesdestroyfinishkillruinsabotagescotchspoilthwartunderminewreck

   Antonymesfixpreserverepairrestoresave

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