kill off
kill off {v.}
To kill or end completely; destroy.
The factory dumped poisonous wastes into the river and killed off the fish.
The president suggested a new law to Congress but many members of Congress were against the idea and they killed it off.
Mother made Nancy practice her dancing an hour every day; Nancy got tired of dancing and that killed off her interest.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
