Question

Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase:
“Do away with”

a) Serve the purpose of
b) Deprive of
c) Put away
d) Make use of
e) Pack up

Answer 1

Hint: “Do away with” is a phrasal verb. They are to be used together to make complete sense in a sentence. You “do away with” something when you don’t feel the need to use them anymore. For example, people do away with their old books.

Complete answer:

Let us look at a few examples of phrasal verbs to see how they are used in a sentence.
For example, the phrasal verb “look down upon”. To “look down upon” means to think that someone is inferior to you. Aditya, our class topper, always looked down upon the students who got poor marks. This means Aditya feels the students who get poor marks are not of his standard.
Another example is “run out”. If we look at the literal meaning, it means to run outside as She ran out of the house. But in the case of phrasal verbs, to “run out” of something means to have none left of that something. If your mom has run out of sugar, it means there is no sugar in the house and she needs more of it.
Now, let us come to our given question. To “do away with” means to discard. It means to throw or put something away. I did away with my old toys-I threw away my old toys. My father did away with the radio- My father threw the radio away.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”., put away.

Note: Phrasal verbs are always used as a whole. We cannot always interpret it using its literal meaning. Do not separate the words in a phrasal verb and use them in a sentence. Using them separately will make the meaning of the sentence wrong.