do in

Exhaust or murder

To do someone in is to kill them, often with connotations of murder or foul play: The butler did him in.

More commonly, to be done in means to be exhausted or defeated: After the hike, I was completely done in.

To do in a thing is to ruin or destroy it: That last storm did in my tomato plants.

Related

polish off · waste · bump off · weary · sabotage · wear out · run into the ground · poop out · tucker out · ruin · wipe out · take out · burn out · drain · rub out · finish · destroy · liquidate

Categories
Opposites
destruction/harm

do inrevive

Restore consciousness or vigor

resurrect · save · spare · rescue · resuscitate

exhaustion

do inenergize

Supply with vitality

invigorate · revitalize · refresh · rejuvenate · pep up

register/formality

do inkill

Cause death

murder · assassinate · exhaust · fatigue · eliminate

Family

doing, redoing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG