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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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meaning of ''does away'' in ''A battery eliminator does away with...''

1font00A battery eliminator 01b01i01font00does away02font02i02b00 with the need to replace batteries but may remove the advantage of portability.02font02br
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00Though I can understand the meaning 01b01i00does away02i02b00 in the above sentence but dictionary don't have any such word listed in there. Then where should I have to look up the meaning of such kind of words when dictionaries don't list them?0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 00Though I can understand the meaning 01b 01i 00does away02i 02b 00 in the above sentence but dictionary don't have any such word listed in there. 02br 02br 00You can look for lists (or books) of 1) 01i 00idioms 02i 00and 2) 01i 00phrasal verbs02i 00. 02br 02br 00my point: The 01i 00though02i 00 in the beginning of the sentence 01i 00does away with02i 05000 (or removes) the need for the01i 00but02i 00 later in the sentence.

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Though I can understand the meaning 01b 01i 00does away02i 02b 00 in the above sentence but dictionary don't have any such word listed in there.
  • 02br 02br 00You can look for lists (or books) of 1) 01i 00idioms 02i 00and 2) 01i 00phrasal verbs02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00my point: The 01i 00though02i 00 in the beginning of the sentence 01i 00does away with02i 05000 (or removes) the need for the01i 00but02i 00 later in the sentence.
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1font00A battery eliminator 01b01i01font00does away02font02i02b00 with the need to replace batteries but may remove the advantage of portability.02font02br
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00Though I can understand the meaning 01b01i00does away02i02b00 in
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0Dear Nef,02br
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00Thank you very much for correcting my post. This kind of thing always helps me a lot to write better.02br
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00I have googled 01b01i00does away02i02b00 but couldn't find any good link.0-
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1a05000 02a0240hrefhttp://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=0&Keyword=do+away+with&Language=ENG&NLD=1&FRA=1&DEU=1&ITA=1&ESP=1

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