kill sth off
— phrasal verb with kill uk/kɪl/us/kɪl/verb
to destroy something completely, usually over a period of time:
The use of pesticides is killing off birds and fish.
figurative Lack of funding is killing off small theatres.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- apocalypse
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- fall in
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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