did away with
Eliminated for good
Did away with means eliminated, abolished, or got rid of something: The company did away with its dress code.
It can also mean killed, usually with a sense of deliberate disposal: The conspirators did away with the witness.
The phrase suggests finality—whatever was removed is gone for good.
- abolishedFormally ended by authority
- put an end toCause to cease permanently
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- annulledDeclared legally void
- abrogatedFormally abolished or repealed
struck down · discard · threw out · destroy · wiped out · alter · eradicate · stamped out · repeal · killed · rubbed out · decolonize · nullify · got rid of · murdered · obliterate · ban · emancipate
did away withkept
Didn't give away
preserved · maintained · retained · saved · conserved
did away withestablished
Formally set up
instituted · created · introduced · set up · founded
did away withbrought back
Carried to origin again
restored · revived · reinstated · resurrected · reintroduced