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• Verbo frasal usado para indicar matar alguém, deixar alguém extremamente exausto ou estragar algo.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Kill or murderinformal

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

   Matar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosassassinatebump offexecutekillliquidatemurderrub outslayterminatewaste

2. Exhaust or tire outinformal

   To cause someone to become extremely tired or exhausted.

   Esgotar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdrainexhaustfatigueknock outovertiretaxtire outwear outwearywhack

   Antônimosenergizeinvigoraterefreshrejuvenaterevive

3. Ruin or destroyinformal

   To cause something to fail or be ruined.

   Arruinar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdestroyfinishkillruinsabotagescotchspoilthwartunderminewreck

   Antônimosfixpreserverepairrestoresave

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