rub out (2)
This page is about the phrasal verb rub out (2)
INFORMAL
Meaning
to kill somebody
Synonym
bump off (informal), take out (informal), do in (informal), murder
For example
- rub out sb The mafia will rub out anyone who talks to the police.
- rub sb out Drug dealers rubbed him out because he'd cheated them.
Variety
This is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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