strike down

1. To kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.

   God will strike you down!

   May the Lord strike down those sinners!

   cause to die, especially suddenly

2. To knock down.

3. To prostrate by illness.

4. To invalidate (a law, statute etc.)

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1. Tom was struck down by a heart attack.

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2. The death penalty was struck down last year.

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3. I swear that it is true, or may lightning strike me down.

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4. Sami was struck down by a mystery illness.

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5. If I'm lying, may God strike me down right now.

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irregular · Lesson

• strike offпозначати, мітитиTo remove from a list or register.
• strike outвикреслити, викреслюватиTo lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head.
• strike inоб'єднати, з'єднатиTo enter suddenly or with force.
• strike downупустити, упускатиTo kill (someone or something); to cause to die suddenly.
• strike backочолити, очолюватиTo respond to an attack by attacking one's opponent or opponents.
• strike throughвикреслити, викреслюватиTo partly obliterate text by drawing a continuous line through the centre thereof, usually to indicate the deletion of an error or obsolete information.
• strike upTo start something with somebody else, such as a conversation or relationship.