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do away with

do away with

 
See:
away, do
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to get rid of or stop; no longer continue.
The congressman wants to do away with the speed limit in his district.
antonyms:
establish
similar words:
dispose of, eliminate
definition 2: to kill.
The mean old man did away with the cat.