[do in] {v.}, {slang} 1. To ruin; destroy.
Mr. Smith’s business was done in by a fire that burned down his store.
2a. To kill; murder.
The poor man was done in by two gangsters who ran away after the crime.
2b. To make tired; exhaust.
The boys were done in after their long hike.
Syn.: WEAR OUT.
3. To cheat; swindle.
Mr. Jones was done in by two men who claimed to be collecting money for orphans and widows.
If i were a president of russia.
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Значение идиомы do in