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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
a business venture that was done in by poor planning
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2
as in to kill
to deprive of life
the early frost did in all of our tender plants
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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
somebody did the old man in late last night
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
the long day of hard work really did me in
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as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
too savvy an investor to be done in by preposterous claims of astronomical returns
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“Do in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do%20in. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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