dispose of someone
dispose of (someone or something)
1. To eliminate someone or something; to get rid of someone or something. The CEO is apt to dispose of any manager who does not agree with him all the time. After our basement flooded, we had to dispose of most of the boxes we'd stored down there.
2. To settle or resolve something. Jean is the best editor in the writing center, so she'll definitely dispose of any issues in your paper.
3. To relocate, sell, or give something away. Once I move into the city, I'll need to dispose of my car.
4. slang To kill someone. We need to dispose of the informant before he goes running to the police again.
See also: dispose, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dispose of someone
in. to kill someone. The boss ordered Max to dispose of Lefty.
See also: dispose, of, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- be/have done with somebody/something
- be in line with (someone or something)
- better of
- (someone or something) promises well
- bird has flown, the
- begin with
- begin with (someone or something)
- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)
- be rough on (someone or something)