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Do in meaning

Do in is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to kill someone, especially deliberately or violently.

Past simple
did in
Past participle
done in
-ing form
doing in

What do in means

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To kill someone, especially deliberately or violently

The police believed that his business partner had done him in.

1 more meaning of do in is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With do: do down, do for, do out, do someone out of something, do over, do up, do without, do away with.

With in: come in, go in, fill in, get in, believe in, check in, give in, hand in, keep in, log in.

Common questions

What does do in mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to kill someone, especially deliberately or violently. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of do in?

Did in. The past participle is done in.

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