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put out of the way put out of the way1. To place, set, or otherwise move someone or something to a position that is no longer in the way or someone or something else. Will you please put your toys out of the way? I keep tripping over them. The coach put the younger players out of the way while the varsity team practiced.2. To lock someone up in prison. The sheriff decided it was high time to put the notorious gangster out of the way for good.3. euphemism To kill someone. He's the only witness to what we've done—if he goes to the police, he could ruin everything! We have to put him out of the way.See also: of, out, put, wayput someone or something out of the wayto move someone or something out of a pathway. (See also someone out of the way">put someone out of the way.) Please put that chair out of the way before someone trips on it. Put the baby out of the way so the noise doesn't bother her.See also: of, out, put, wayput someone out of the wayEuph. to kill someone. The police suspected that she had put her uncle out of the way in order to inherit his property.See also: of, out, put, wayput someone out of the way tv. to kill someone. Sorry, my friend, we no longer need you. Spike is going to have to put you out of the way. See also: of, out, put, someone, wayput someone/something out of the way tv. to remove someone or something as a barrier. Yes, she is a problem, but you’ll just have to put her out of the way and concentrate on this issue. See also: of, out, put, someone, something, way |