domingo, 26 de novembro de 2023

wipe out dizimar- desaparecer - eliminar - phrasal

 [wipe out]

DEFINITION

eliminate something completely:

"their life savings were wiped out" · "the dairy industry there has been all but wiped out in recent years"

kill a large number of people:

"the plague had wiped out whole villages" · "the first corps attacked and was wiped out"

ruin someone financially:

"apple growers in the next county were wiped out by hail this year"

INFORMAL

exhaust someone:

"this first day back at work has wiped me out"

be capsized by a wave while surfing:

"always try to surf the big wave but be prepared to wipe out"

NORTH AMERICAN

fall over or off a vehicle:

"she wiped out on some wet grass and hurt her shoulder"

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