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do away with
Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia -
dispose of
Get rid of these old shoes!
The company got rid of all the dead wood -
terminate, end, or take out
Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
eliminate my debts
How To Use get rid of In A Sentence
- To touch up make-up to get rid of shine, gently press a dry tissue to your skin to absorb excess grease, or use grease-absorbing make-up tissues.
- I have also used * toothpaste* to clean the screen; if you work at it, the toothpaste abrasives will get rid of hairline scratches on the screen surface. CIS Threads #1: Interesting Threads from the TRS Model 100 Forum Messages by Phil Wheeler
- Personally, we'd get rid of that annoying opera singer in the insurance adverts. The Sun
- he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests
- If he has managed to get rid of all the bad news, amounting to £1.3bn of exceptionals, which led to the company reporting a net loss of £1.02 bn, then there should be room for considerable upside in the group's fortunes over the next year.
- I even epilate my face to get rid of any tiny dark hairs. The Sun
- Get rid of the bulky boxes the shoes came in, pop them into homemade or store-bought shoe bags, and line them up in neat rows inside the drawers.
- There's still the bathroom to go - which requires some serious scraping to get rid of old peeling paint.
- HOW can I get rid of red ants in my lawn? The Sun
- He couldn't handle both of them at once, and he had to get rid of her after she'd seen him.
