Do in
phrasal verb
To kill someone.
He was done in by a rival gang member.
Often appears as...
- done in by
- do someone in
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To cause to be extremely tired.
The long hike did me in.
Often appears as...
- do me in
- do you in
Usage tips
Informal
phrasal verb
To destroy or end something.
His careless spending did in his chances of buying a new car.
Often appears as...
- do in chances
- do in hope
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To kill someone.
He was done in by a rival gang member.
Often appears as...
- done in by
- do someone in
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
phrasal verb
To cause to be extremely tired.
The long hike did me in.
Often appears as...
- do me in
- do you in
Usage tips
Informal
phrasal verb
To destroy or end something.
His careless spending did in his chances of buying a new car.
Often appears as...
- do in chances
- do in hope
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
Used to imply a brutal or aggressive action, suggesting an illegal or immoral killing.
In the movie, the spy was done in without mercy.
Pro Tip 2/3Mystery and Crime
Commonly appears in crime fiction or discussions about mysterious deaths.
Detectives believed the butler had done the heir in.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Sometimes used humorously or dramatically to describe a less serious defeat or failure.
My last exam really did me in.
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
Used to imply a brutal or aggressive action, suggesting an illegal or immoral killing.
In the movie, the spy was done in without mercy.
Pro Tip 2/3Mystery and Crime
Commonly appears in crime fiction or discussions about mysterious deaths.
Detectives believed the butler had done the heir in.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Sometimes used humorously or dramatically to describe a less serious defeat or failure.
My last exam really did me in.
Pro Tip 1/3Violent Connotation
Used to imply a brutal or aggressive action, suggesting an illegal or immoral killing.
In the movie, the spy was done in without mercy.
Pro Tip 2/3Mystery and Crime
Commonly appears in crime fiction or discussions about mysterious deaths.
Detectives believed the butler had done the heir in.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
Sometimes used humorously or dramatically to describe a less serious defeat or failure.
My last exam really did me in.
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