eliminate

accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative

Focus on the positive rather than the negative. If you're feeling down, try to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. Focus on the good things in your life! It can be very hard to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative when you're in a bout of depression. My wife left me. How can I "accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative" in a situation like this, huh?

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eliminate (someone or something) from (something)

To remove or take someone or something away from something. A loss tonight would eliminate my team from the playoffs. We need to eliminate all dairy from this recipe because Jim is a vegan. You can eliminate those two places from the table—Daisy and Tim aren't coming after all.

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eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive

Focus on the positive rather than the negative. If you're feeling down, try to eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive. Focus on the good things in your life! It can be very hard to eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive when you're in a bout of depression. My wife left me. How can I "eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive" in a situation like this, huh?

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eliminated

slang Murdered. Ray eliminated the informant, just as the boss told him to. A sniper positioned high above City Hall eliminated the mayor and created a panic. By shooting at each other in such a crowded area, those thugs could have easily eliminated an innocent bystander.

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eliminate someone or something from something

to remove someone or something from something. We had to eliminate Jeff from the list. The cook eliminated veal from the menu. She sought to eliminate herself from consideration.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

eliminated

1. mod. killed. When Frank is eliminated, there will be no competition.

2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. How can anybody get eliminated on four beers?

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