KILL SB/STH


Meaning of KILL SB/STH in English

off

1.

to make a lot of plants, animals, etc. die :

Some drugs kill off useful bacteria in the user's body.

2.

to stop or get rid of sth :

He has effectively killed off any political opposition.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.