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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]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): do something in
to destroy something. • The huge waves totally did in the seaside community. • The fire did the wooden building in., Phrase(s): do someone in
1. to make someone tired. • That tennis game really did me in. • Yes, hard activity will do you in. 2. to cheat someone; to take someone in. • The scam artists did the widow in by talking her into giving them all the money in her bank account. 3. Sl. to kill someone. • The crooks did the bank guard in. • They’ll probably do the witnesses in soon.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs