snuff out
[verb]
Synonyms: die, cash in, check out, conk, croak, drop, kick in, kick off, pass out, pop off

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

snuff something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verb (see also snuff)

1. to stop a candle burning by pressing the burning part with your fingers or by covering it

2. to stop or end something in a sudden way:
a rebellion that will snuff out democracy

3. informal to kill someone:
a young woman snuffed out by an unknown killer

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

snuff out
snuff out (something)
to put an end to something.
The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building.

Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snuff out (= to stop a flame from burning)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

snuff out something
snuff out (something)
to put an end to something.
The bomber triggered his explosion and snuffed out the lives of 167 innocent people in that building.

Before he could reach the top in his career, a scandal almost snuffed it out.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of snuff out (= to stop a flame from burning)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲