do in
do in verb: to kill or end; to defeat.
Verb
do in (third-person singular simple present does in, present participle doing in, simple past did in, past participle done in)
- To kill or end; to defeat.
- By the eighth mile, I was sure that finishing the 10-mile hike would do me in.
- We very nearly did in an entire keg of beer that weekend.
- Synonyms:
- bump off, do away with, feague, annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bury
- To exhaust, to tire out.
- I’m off to bed. I’m completely done in.
- I'm exhausted! That 20-mile hike has done me in.
- To damage or injure.
- I’m off work at the moment; I’ve done my back in.
- To rob (someone); to steal or pilfer from (someone).
- To eat.
- I can do in a dozen eggs.
Synonyms of do in
- bump off
- do away with
- annihilate
- bag
- baptize
- bereave of life
- blight
- bring down
- bury
- cack
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Forms of do in
| third-person singular present | does in |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing in |
| past | did in |
| past participle | done in |
Questions about do in
- What does do in mean?
- Do in means to kill or end; to defeat.
- What part of speech is do in?
- Do in is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do in?
- The past tense of do in is did in.
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