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PHRASAL VERBS 340

 die away (intr)

 become gradually fainter till inaudible; [ gittikçe hafifleyip yok olmak.]

The sound of military band died away in the distance.

 die down (intr)

 lessen in intensity; [gittikçe (gücü, şiddeti vs) azalmak, fark edilemeyecek hale gelmek]

The storm/The wind has died down.
The singer waited until the applause had died down.
Don’t talk to her now –wait till her anger dies down.

 die out (intr)

 become extinct; [ soyu tükenmek]

Many kinds of animals, birds and fish have died out within the last two hundred years.

(of a custom, practice etc) disappear; [ (bir gelenek, uygulama vs’nin) ortadan
kaybolması]

He always complains that the old traditions are dying out.

 do away with (tr)

 abolish, get rid of ; [ ortadan kaldırmak, kurtulmak]

The death penalty hasn’t been away even in modern countries.
Modern medicines have not done away with disease.
Dog licences have been done away with.

 murder; [öldürmek]

They have decided to do away with our boss.

 do someone in (tr)

 kill him, murder him; [öldürmek]

They did the old man in while he was sleeping.

 exhaust sb; [ yorgunluktan öldürmek]

The stairs did my grandfather in.
This naughty boy did me in.