destroy : Idioms & Phrases


destroying angel

  • noun fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
    Amanita verna.
  • noun extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
    Amanita phalloides; death cup; death angel; death cap.
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search and destroy mission

  • noun an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them
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self-destroy

  • verb do away with oneself or itself
    self-destruct.
    • The machine will self-destruct if you tamper with it
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soul-destroying

  • adjective satellite destructive to the spirit or soul
    • soul-destroying labor
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