do away with

What does "do away with" mean?

1. To abolish or eliminate something
2. To get rid of

Examples

• The government wants to do away with this tax.
• We should do away with unnecessary regulations.
• They did away with the old system.
• Modern technology has done away with many traditional jobs.
• Let's do away with these outdated rules.

How to use it

More formal than 'get rid of'. Often used for policies, rules, or systems.

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Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• do over

  To do something again

• get away with

  To avoid punishment or detection for something wrong

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• get away

  To escape from a place or person