put out of the way
put out of the way
1. To place, set, or otherwise move someone or something to a position that is no longer in the way or someone or something else. Will you please put your toys out of the way? I keep tripping over them. The coach put the younger players out of the way while the varsity team practiced.
2. To lock someone up in prison. The sheriff decided it was high time to put the notorious gangster out of the way for good.
3. euphemism To kill someone. He's the only witness to what we've done—if he goes to the police, he could ruin everything! We have to put him out of the way.
See also: of, out, put, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put someone or something out of the way
to move someone or something out of a pathway. (See also put someone out of the way.) Please put that chair out of the way before someone trips on it. Put the baby out of the way so the noise doesn't bother her.
See also: of, out, put, way
put someone out of the way
Euph. to kill someone. The police suspected that she had put her uncle out of the way in order to inherit his property.
See also: of, out, put, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put someone out of the way
tv. to kill someone. Sorry, my friend, we no longer need you. Spike is going to have to put you out of the way.
See also: of, out, put, someone, way
put someone/something out of the way
tv. to remove someone or something as a barrier. Yes, she is a problem, but you’ll just have to put her out of the way and concentrate on this issue.
See also: of, out, put, someone, something, way
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- begin with
- begin with (someone or something)
- bird has flown, the
- be/have done with somebody/something
- be in line with (someone or something)
- better of
- (someone or something) promises well
- beware of
- beware of (someone or something)
- be rough on (someone or something)