"Do" versus "Kill"

[Tom]

Hi

Is do frequently used in the sense of kill in America?

1- In this novel she does him with an ice-pick on page 45.

Is the above sentence correct?

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Are you still reading Mickey? :lol:

Yes, the verb do is slang for kill. I'd say you're most likely to encounter that usage in books about gangsters and tough private detectives.
http://www.answers.com/do

The phrasal verb do in can have the same meaning.

Amy
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[Tom]

Now you brought it up, Amy, I would like to know how many of his novels have you read? Isn't he a bit too difficult for a non-native speaker? Slang, slang and slang! Was he a famous writer in the US in his time? And, most important of all, did you enjoy him? If yes, which of his novels, in partcular?

Tom